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I am an Electrical Engineer by profession. My involvement with Ubuntu, BSD, GNU/Linux, and free/open source software in general, is purely for fun, hobby, and learning. I have been interested in computers since my childhood and got my hands on one in 1990 during my high school days. Since then, I have continued to self-train myself particularly in programming. With Ubuntu, I felt right at home. I have been wanting to contribute to the open source community and Ubuntu gave me the opportunity. == Quick Links ==

 *[http://launchpad.net/people/ippiraman Launchpad Profile]
 *[http://netgarage.ne1.net Homepage]
 *[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=31000 Ubuntu Forums Profile]
 *Email: ippiraman@gmail.com
 *IRC: irvin on irc.freenode.net and irc.free.net.ph
 *GPG: [http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8E0AA08503C890A9B8CD44A892F55DB392CA572B 92CA572B]


== About Me ==

I am an Electrical Engineer by profession and currently has a full-time job at [http://www.transco.ph TransCo]. Although my line of work is completely out-of-sync ''(for now)'' with my interest in computers, I managed to self-train myself in programming and has been doing some unofficial, in-house development work just to make my job easier...

I encountered GNU/Linux (Gentus Linux) in the mid-to-late-90's, then took a shot at Mandrake and OpenBSD mostly for fun and learning experience only. I came across Ubuntu since the Warty release, but it wasn't until the release of HoaryHedgehog when I completely ditched Windows out of my home computer. My first ever participation in Ubuntu was when I tested the company-owned [wiki:LaptopTestingTeam/CompaqEvoN110 Compaq Evo N110] laptop with Ubuntu, and later learned of fellow [wiki:PhilippineTeam Filipinos] in the community. As of today, I am a member of the following teams:

 *[https://launchpad.net/people/loco-philippine-team Ubuntu Team Philippines]
 *[https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-tl Ubuntu Tagalog Translators]
 *[https://launchpad.net/people/marketingteam Ubuntu Marketing Team]
 *[https://launchpad.net/people/edubuntu-artwork Edubuntu Artwork]
 *[https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntugis UbuntuGIS]


== Contributions ==

I am broadband-impaired (like most Filipinos living in the province), so my contribution to Ubuntu is mostly done "offline". I usually hang and help out at #ubuntu, #ubuntu-ph and the [http://www.ubuntuforums.org forums] whenever I'm online, otherwise I just drool with envy watching the logs [http://netz.smurf.noris.de/logs/freenode/2005 here] and [http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs here].

 * [https://launchpad.net/people/ippiraman/+translations Rosetta Translation Activity]
 * Migration to Ubuntu (BreezyBadger) of two internet and gaming cafes (26 units)
 * Migration to Ubuntu ([wiki:EdubuntuWiki Edubuntu]) of my High School Alma Mater Computer Lab (25+ units, in progress...). I am also coordinating with their Filipino Department Head Teacher in helping with the Tagalog translation as part of the students school project. Since, I have just finished setting up their LAN and they recently got broadband connection, I'm really excited about this!


== Looking Forward ==

I feel that Ubuntu has given me a wonderful opportunity to learn about GNU/Linux, Open Source, and about the community that drives it. I want others to feel the same.

About Me

I am an Electrical Engineer by profession and currently has a full-time job at [http://www.transco.ph TransCo]. Although my line of work is completely out-of-sync (for now) with my interest in computers, I managed to self-train myself in programming and has been doing some unofficial, in-house development work just to make my job easier...

I encountered GNU/Linux (Gentus Linux) in the mid-to-late-90's, then took a shot at Mandrake and OpenBSD mostly for fun and learning experience only. I came across Ubuntu since the Warty release, but it wasn't until the release of HoaryHedgehog when I completely ditched Windows out of my home computer. My first ever participation in Ubuntu was when I tested the company-owned [wiki:LaptopTestingTeam/CompaqEvoN110 Compaq Evo N110] laptop with Ubuntu, and later learned of fellow [wiki:PhilippineTeam Filipinos] in the community. As of today, I am a member of the following teams:

Contributions

I am broadband-impaired (like most Filipinos living in the province), so my contribution to Ubuntu is mostly done "offline". I usually hang and help out at #ubuntu, #ubuntu-ph and the [http://www.ubuntuforums.org forums] whenever I'm online, otherwise I just drool with envy watching the logs [http://netz.smurf.noris.de/logs/freenode/2005 here] and [http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs here].

  • [https://launchpad.net/people/ippiraman/+translations Rosetta Translation Activity]

  • Migration to Ubuntu (BreezyBadger) of two internet and gaming cafes (26 units)

  • Migration to Ubuntu ([wiki:EdubuntuWiki Edubuntu]) of my High School Alma Mater Computer Lab (25+ units, in progress...). I am also coordinating with their Filipino Department Head Teacher in helping with the Tagalog translation as part of the students school project. Since, I have just finished setting up their LAN and they recently got broadband connection, I'm really excited about this!

Looking Forward

I feel that Ubuntu has given me a wonderful opportunity to learn about GNU/Linux, Open Source, and about the community that drives it. I want others to feel the same.

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