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| I'm a final year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Sydney. I was a Windows user until I started trying out a few GNU/Linux distributions. I started using Ubuntu with Dapper, and switched to Ubuntu as my primary OS with Edgy. I've been hooked ever since :-) | I'm an Electrical Engineer who's been using Ubuntu since 2006. I became an Ubuntu Member in 2008. While I'm not a programmer, I have a technical understanding of user facing applications which I use to contribute primarily in the area of bug triage. |
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| I started contributing in the Hardy development cycle, and have become even more involved during Intrepid development. I am not a programmer, so I spend much of my free time contributing to Ubuntu in the form of bug triage, reporting and testing. I also provide support in the #ubuntu channels from time to time, as well as providing en_AU translations, and support on Launchpad Answers. | I started contributing in the Hardy development cycle, and have been involved in the development of each release since then. My contributions to Ubuntu are in the form of bug triage, reporting and testing. I also provide support in the #ubuntu channels from time to time, as well as providing en_AU translations. |
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| *'''Bug Triage''' - I am a member of [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol|Ubuntu Bug Control]]. I have been known to triage bugs in neglected universe packages, bugs I am familiar with and bugs I can reproduce. This means I often contribute information to the reports I triage in the form of testing, logs and backtraces. I subscribe to all bugs I touch and stay with them until they are closed, rather than doing drive-by triage across a large number of bugs. | *'''Bug Triage''' - I am a member of [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol|Ubuntu Bug Control]]. I have been known to triage bugs in neglected universe packages, bugs I am familiar with and bugs I can reproduce. This means I often contribute information to the reports I triage in the form of testing, logs and backtraces. I tend to subscribe to all bugs I touch and stay with them throughout their life. |
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| *'''Bug Reporting''' - I have reported a number of bugs, ranging from crashers to errors to cosmetic issues to sync requests. I follow these up with triage once others confirm the issue. As a triager, I know what information is relevant to a bug report, so I make a point of having complete bug reports that are effectively triaged as they are submitted. Naturally, a number of my reports have been fixed either upstream, or by Ubuntu developers. | *'''Bug Reporting''' - I report bugs ranging from crashers to errors to cosmetic issues to sync requests. As a triager, I know what information is relevant to a bug report, so I aim for them to be effectively triaged as they are submitted. I am able to follow up on technical developer requests which often go ignored by the average bug reporter. This has led to a number of bugs I have reported to be fixed upstream and in Ubuntu. |
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| * '''5-a-day''' - I participate in 5-a-day. My contributions can be seen at the [[http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/|5-a-day stats]] page. | * '''#ubuntu Support''' - When I'm available, I can be found in #ubuntu+1, #ubuntu-au and #ubuntu-bugs. I give support and information to users that request it. |
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| * '''#ubuntu Support''' - When I'm available, I can be found in #ubuntu, #ubuntu+1, #ubuntu-au and #ubuntu-bugs. I give support and information to users that request it. | * '''en_AU Translations''' - I do en_AU translations when I see untranslated strings in applications I use. |
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| * '''en_AU Translations''' - I have done some en_AU translations recently, as they are seriously lacking. No offence to our en_US friends, but seeing ''color'' and ''customize'' in various applications can get annoying :-) * '''Launchpad Answers''' - I normally run into these when they are related to bugs I am triaging. * '''Offline Support''' - I recommend Ubuntu and provide support for it to Windows friends, as I'm sure most other Ubuntu users do. I have had a number of my friends make the switch. == Plans and Ideas for Ubuntu == I aim to keep triaging and getting more involved in Ubuntu, and exploring what other areas I can contribute to. === My Thoughts on the Direction of Ubuntu === * I believe it's critically important to keep Ubuntu as polished and feature complete as possible in order to increase the market share of Ubuntu, and GNU/Linux in general. Each item that doesn't work for a user is another reason for them to switch back to their previous OS. * Ubuntu is mostly comprised of Free and Open Source Software, but not completely. It should be an important long term goal to have Ubuntu feature complete with 100% free components. This means practical solutions need to be found for proprietary 3D graphics drivers, Flash and proprietary media codecs in particular. |
* '''Ubuntu Activism''' - I recommend Ubuntu and provide support for it to friends. |
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About Me
I'm an Electrical Engineer who's been using Ubuntu since 2006. I became an Ubuntu Member in 2008. While I'm not a programmer, I have a technical understanding of user facing applications which I use to contribute primarily in the area of bug triage.
Contributions to Ubuntu
Summary
I started contributing in the Hardy development cycle, and have been involved in the development of each release since then. My contributions to Ubuntu are in the form of bug triage, reporting and testing. I also provide support in the #ubuntu channels from time to time, as well as providing en_AU translations.
List of Contributions
Bug Triage - I am a member of Ubuntu Bug Control. I have been known to triage bugs in neglected universe packages, bugs I am familiar with and bugs I can reproduce. This means I often contribute information to the reports I triage in the form of testing, logs and backtraces. I tend to subscribe to all bugs I touch and stay with them throughout their life.
Bug Reporting - I report bugs ranging from crashers to errors to cosmetic issues to sync requests. As a triager, I know what information is relevant to a bug report, so I aim for them to be effectively triaged as they are submitted. I am able to follow up on technical developer requests which often go ignored by the average bug reporter. This has led to a number of bugs I have reported to be fixed upstream and in Ubuntu.
#ubuntu Support - When I'm available, I can be found in #ubuntu+1, #ubuntu-au and #ubuntu-bugs. I give support and information to users that request it.
en_AU Translations - I do en_AU translations when I see untranslated strings in applications I use.
Ubuntu Activism - I recommend Ubuntu and provide support for it to friends.
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