Grantbow
Grant Bowman
Name: Grant Bowman
Location: Moraga, CA, USA
Email: <grantbow AT gmail DOT com>
Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~grantbow
IRC: Grantbow
Twitter: grantbow
Website: www.grantbow.com
About
I began using Unix in 1989 and have been using Linux since 1994 when I co-founded Silicon Valley Public Access Link (SV-PAL or www.svpal.org), a FreeNet for Santa Clara County that is still a self-sustaining not for profit ISP today. I have contributed bugs and patches to several open source software projects as I have "scratched my own itch." I am a retired Debian Developer because packaging is not a passion of mine. I was a full time employee with the US branch of SuSE from 1999 to 2001.
Ubuntu Contributions
Summary: I have worked for over a year attending and organizing events in California including release parties, Linux User Groups and OSCON.
Detailed: Since June, 2008 I have been active with the California LoCo. I have represented Ubuntu at Lindependence in Felton, CA in June 2008 and numerous user groups while handing out CDs and answering questions. Due to the density of Linux activity in northern California I feel it makes sense to work with and support LUG efforts. I helped organize and/or attended Jaunty launch parties and was a co-organizer of our OSCON booth. I have worked to improve our team's wiki presence. I have been working with the team to expand the ways we communicate to include identi.ca/twitter and Facebook with positive results. I have been volunteering in the KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy public middle school with Christian Einfeldt and Partimus preparing additional P4 and P3 Xubuntu machines for use by students locally and in Mexico through http://www.kidsoncomputers.org/. I recently volunteered for the first time at St. Anthony's in the computer lab, assisting the San Francisco LUG in their ongoing efforts.
Present & Future Goals
Development of the California Loco team is my first priority, helping junior volunteers feel comfortable stepping forward into the roles I currently fill. I am pursuing Ubuntu /Membership. I am always looking for ways to help promote the adoption of Ubuntu and Linux more broadly. (bug#1)
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