DimitriosNtoulas

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Name

Dimitrios Ntoulas

Email

ntoulasd at yahoo dot gr

Blog

http://www.google.com/

OpenPGP

0477EA85

IRC

the_eye_ @ Freenode

Launchpad Page

https://launchpad.net/~ntoulasd

Wiki Page

http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DimitriosNtoulas

Who I am

I'm Dimitrios Ntoulas, member of the Ubuntu-gr (Greece) team. My academic background is in Computer Science. I am a network administrator and php developer in Kozani, at Macedonia, Greece.

My Ubuntu story

I started using GNU Linux in 2003. In 2006 I made the switch to Ubuntu and never looked back! I got involved with computers and Ubuntu while working with colleagues, trying to create a metropolitan network (MAN) at our city, Kozani. In our adventure I learned lots of things, including Linux networking, routing, wireless network setups and all sort of servers, such as Web, DNS, FTP, IRC, VoIP and game servers. Nowdays, I do all things Ubuntu, including the running of an open Internet lab running Ubuntu workstations.

My involvement

Ubuntu System administrator at Ubuntu-gr Forum. I recently fixed several bugs in the new template for the Ubuntu-gr Forum. The forum is a high-capacity website, with more than 7600 members. We currently get 6 new members per day at our forum. My role is to make sure that the server runs smoothly, and I attend to any issues that may arise.

Ubuntu I am co-administrator of Website and Forum for the Kozani Linux User Group (KLUG).

Ubuntu As part of Kozani Linux User Group (KLUG) we arranged with the Municipality of Kozani and now have a venue for our LUG, offering [[http://www.klug.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=36|free computer access with computers running Ubuntu Linux].

Ubuntu I participate in bug reporting and translations on Launchpad. My main involvement on Launchpad is with the OpenERP project. I did debugging for OpenERP and worked with logari81 who did the coding. I am at 700 karma.

Ubuntu I help as a moderator at the Ubuntu-gr Forum and also assist users with their questions on Linux. I have written 2275 posts (requires account to view at the Ubuntu-gr Forum.

http://klug.gr/images/stories/klug-hq.jpg Open Internet lab with Ubuntu workstations in Kozani

Ubuntu I run (as a member of KLUG) an open Internet lab with Ubuntu workstations in Kozani. The lab space was offered by the Municipality of Kozani. It is open to everyone two days per week (Sunday, Wednesday). The lab has been in operation since September 2009.

Ubuntu I helped organise the [[http://klug.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=125:-7-&catid=1&Itemid=19 |7th Information Day on Computing Science]] at the Technical University of Western Macedonia as a member of the Kozani Linux User Group (KLUG). My responsibilities included the taking care of the three Ubuntu laptops (used in the presentations), distributing Ubuntu CDs (part of the Ubuntu-gr Loco CD allocation), arranging the catering of the event and booking the presentation hall.

Ubuntu Participated at the 1st Open Festival event in Florina, Macedonia, Greece. This was an open event and I manned the Free & Open Source stand, providing help on Ubuntu and distributing Ubuntu CDs.

Ubuntu I created and manage http://troubleshooting.ubuntu-gr.org, that helps new users find the solution to the most common issues they face with Ubuntu. The service uses an open database of common issues. Troubleshooting.ubuntu-gr.org helps new users to identify quickly what they should do when facing a problem in Ubuntu. For example, for a sound card problem, the user would select Hardware issue » Problem with sound card » No sound at all » 'SOLUTION: Use the alsa-info.sh script to generate a sound card hardware report, and start a new thread at the Sound section of the Ubuntu-gr forum.

Memberships

Ubuntu Joined Ubuntu-gr in 2006. Ubuntu Launchpad member since May 2007. Ubuntu Member of Ubuntu Greece. Ubuntu Member of Ubuntu Local Community teams. Ubuntu Member of Ubuntu Greek GNOME Team. Ubuntu Member of Greek GNOME Team. Ubuntu Member of OpenERP community.

Talks

Ubuntu Παρουσίαση προγράμματος οπτικής αναγνώρισης χαρακτήρων με υποστήριξη ελληνικών και άλλων μη λατινικών χαρακτήρων (Presentation on tesseract and Greek/non-latin OCR support), 9th April 2011, OpenFest Conference 2011, Athens, Greece. Ubuntu Εγκατάσταση GNU/Linux λειτουργικού συστήματος (Presentation on Ubuntu/Mint installation at an Information Day at the 2nd Senior High School of Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece), 23rd January 2011, Ημερίδα στην Κατερίνη με θέμα το ΕΛ/ΛΑΚ, Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece. Ubuntu Εγκατάσταση GNU/Linux λειτουργικού συστήματος (Presentation on Ubuntu installation at an Information Day, at the Dept. of Engineering of the University of Western Macedonia), 4th November 2010, Εκδήλωση στο Τμήμα Μηχανολόγων Μηχανικών του Παν. Δυτ. Μακεδονίας, Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece.

Areas of work

Ubuntu Member of the Kozani Linux User Group (KLUG). Ubuntu Administrator at Kozani Linux User Group (KLUG) for the Website and Forum services. Ubuntu Administrator (along with ktogias) at the Ubuntu-gr Website and the Ubuntu-gr Forum.

Plans for the future


Testimonials

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