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Launchpad: [[http://launchpad.net/~dylanmccall]] || Launchpad || [[http://launchpad.net/~dylanmccall]] ||
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|| Forums || [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=68780]] ||
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MSN: Same as Email. (Yes, I'm using MSN. I should be, and indeed ''am'', ashamed.) == About me ==
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Jabber: dylanmccall@jabber.org Always a big fan of free software, I have been happily using Ubuntu and following its development process since Dapper. I have spent a lot of that time just ''exploring'' the intricacies of the community, the reason and logic behind many facets of this project and GNOME.
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Forums: (Mr.) Picklesworth
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IRC: dylanmccall / picklesworth (irc.freenode.net) == Ubuntu contributions ==
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Web log: [[http://dylanmccall.blogspot.com]] I am maintaining the slideshow that runs during Ubuntu's desktop installation process, simply named [[https://launchpad.net/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu|ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu]]. It is an ongoing project, with lots of excitement and anticipation going in to Lucid. For this cycle, I am carrying out some changes so that derivatives (such as Kubuntu and UNR) can ship their own slideshows without needing to maintain different source packages.
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= Related pages =
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I came up with the [[https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~dylanmccall/+junk/day-of-ubuntu-wallpaper|Day of Ubuntu]] slideshow wallpaper, a compilation of the beautiful Dawn of Ubuntu wallpaper and three variants, which has been virally spreading - slowly but surely - about the community. (Really, I keep seeing its name appear in weird places). Of course, the art itself is the best part, and the creators are credited appropriately (along with carefully clarified licensing details).

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I subscribe to a lot of mailing lists for a reason! I like to know what is going on, and I am known to drop in to discussions from time to time so I can present some sparkles of news that were previously unknown.


== Future plans ==

I will definitely be maintaining ubiquity-slideshow for the foreseeable future, although after Lucid the project should be somewhat less noisy. It has been an awesome learning experience about how to (with many hands-on lessons in how not to) run an open source project when contributors start appearing. At some point I hope to write about the experience and what I have learned.

I am feeling very confident working in this environment now, so I am ready to branch out in some new directions! In particular, I intend to contribute more fixes for bug reports. I have also been following the Mallard project, which looks like an awesome step towards bringing free software documentation to its full potential. I want to help move documentation over to Mallard, so remind me if I forget to.

A big project I am going to blog about soon (once ubiquity-slideshow's deadlines are clear) is called Aether. It is my plan to fit applications' data together (in the GUI sense) over a natural common layer that goes beyond the file system. Simpler than it sounds, I promise; it's really very pretty :)

I like the idea that tiny, powerful things, can be added together to make Ubuntu shine. It seems to fit with the Unix philosophy and the amazingly diverse community of individuals that we have here.

Launchpad

http://launchpad.net/~dylanmccall

IRC

dylanmccall / picklesworth (irc.freenode.net)

Jabber

dylanmccall@jabber.org

Forums

http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=68780

Email

<dylanmccall@gmail.com>

Web log

http://dylanmccall.blogspot.com

About me

Always a big fan of free software, I have been happily using Ubuntu and following its development process since Dapper. I have spent a lot of that time just exploring the intricacies of the community, the reason and logic behind many facets of this project and GNOME.

Ubuntu contributions

I am maintaining the slideshow that runs during Ubuntu's desktop installation process, simply named ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu. It is an ongoing project, with lots of excitement and anticipation going in to Lucid. For this cycle, I am carrying out some changes so that derivatives (such as Kubuntu and UNR) can ship their own slideshows without needing to maintain different source packages.


I came up with the Day of Ubuntu slideshow wallpaper, a compilation of the beautiful Dawn of Ubuntu wallpaper and three variants, which has been virally spreading - slowly but surely - about the community. (Really, I keep seeing its name appear in weird places). Of course, the art itself is the best part, and the creators are credited appropriately (along with carefully clarified licensing details).


I subscribe to a lot of mailing lists for a reason! I like to know what is going on, and I am known to drop in to discussions from time to time so I can present some sparkles of news that were previously unknown.

Future plans

I will definitely be maintaining ubiquity-slideshow for the foreseeable future, although after Lucid the project should be somewhat less noisy. It has been an awesome learning experience about how to (with many hands-on lessons in how not to) run an open source project when contributors start appearing. At some point I hope to write about the experience and what I have learned.

I am feeling very confident working in this environment now, so I am ready to branch out in some new directions! In particular, I intend to contribute more fixes for bug reports. I have also been following the Mallard project, which looks like an awesome step towards bringing free software documentation to its full potential. I want to help move documentation over to Mallard, so remind me if I forget to.

A big project I am going to blog about soon (once ubiquity-slideshow's deadlines are clear) is called Aether. It is my plan to fit applications' data together (in the GUI sense) over a natural common layer that goes beyond the file system. Simpler than it sounds, I promise; it's really very pretty Smile :)

I like the idea that tiny, powerful things, can be added together to make Ubuntu shine. It seems to fit with the Unix philosophy and the amazingly diverse community of individuals that we have here.


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