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Fun fact: I have the same birthday as the Linux Kernel: August 25th.
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{*} List memberships you have or are apprenticing in (i.e. if your a padawan in Beginners Team).
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{*} [[https://launchpad.net/~quickly-committers|Quickly Developers]]<<BR>>
{*} [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-no|Ubuntu Norway (contact)]]<<BR>>
{*} [[https://launchpad.net/~python-no|Python Norway (founder)]]<<BR>>
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What are you planning on doing in imediate and longer future? Doesn't have to all have to do with linux, looking at a degree or certification? Looking for membership to a team? I recently took over as contact for the Norwegian loco where I hope to improve the internal communication and help build a strong community. I wish to spend more time contributing to Quickly and other efforts to make development on Ubuntu and GNU/Linux easier and more fun. A personal project is to record and album, and I hope to start working on getting an LPI certification.
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 {*} Some people like to list short term goals.  {*} Making a really awesome release party for Precise. <<BR>>
 {*} Attracting attention to Ubuntu in the Norwegian media. <<BR>>
 {*} Write a GTK widget GIR library for continuous applications. <<BR>>
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Note: Often people like to list their major contributions, so people know the good work they've done. When you apply for membership to restricted teams, the senior members usually like knowing what you've done before. In this example, several subsections exist. The more work you do, the longer this section will become.
=== Development &c ===
 {*} Some contributions to Quickly Widgets <<BR>>
 {*} General testing and bug reporting <<BR>>
 {*} Some translation <<BR>>
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 {*} On Ubuntu Forums (link to account) as, I do....  {*} #Ubuntu-no since 2006 <<BR>>
 {*} #Ubuntu (not so much the last couple of years) <<BR>>
 {*} AskUbuntu.com since June 2011. <<BR>>
 {*} #Ubuntu-App-Developer <<BR>>
 {*} #Python-no <<BR>>
 {*} Held a couple of volunteer courses in Ubuntu for self-help groups. <<BR>>

=== Advocacy ===
 {*} Written many articles about Ubuntu <<BR>>
 {*} Participated in a large number of online debates about Ubuntu <<BR>>
 {*} Created the Norwegian Python community with special focus on Ubuntu <<BR>>
 {*} Participated in LoCo and release parties <<BR>>
  {*} Held a presentation about Ubuntu on ARM in relation to Green computing <<BR>>
 {*} Created screencasts about Ubuntu and development <<BR>>
   

Launchpad ID:

https://launchpad.net/~joerlend.schinstad

GPG Key

See my Launchpad page

IRC:

jo-erlend@freenode, jo-erlend@gimpnet

Email:

joerlend.schinstad@gmail.com

AskUbuntu:

http://askubuntu.com/users/19779/jo-erlend-schinstad

About Me

I am Jo-Erlend Schinstad, a 31 year old man who lives in Oslo, Norway. My professional life has centered around sales and coaching. I have a passion for communication, music (guitar and vocals) and computing.

I started using computers at a very early age, about 1986 when I was six years old. My first experience with computer networking was with a 300Baud modem connected to various BBSes, and my first WIMP system was GEM on MS-DOS. My father taught me to program in QB45 when I was about nine, I think. I later moved onto Visual Basic, a little Delphi and C, before moving onto Java and PHP. In 2005 I discovered Python and Ruby, of which Python quickly became my favorite language and has been so ever since. Quite recently I discovered Vala, which I think is an awesome language for a large number of reasons.

I first heard about Linux in 1994 after a Norwegian computer party called The Gathering was held in my home town. My first (painful) install was RedHat 5.0 in 1998. I used that until moving onto Mandrake Linux. I used that for about a year, then had a couple of seasons with Fedora Core until I finally moved onto Ubuntu in 2005. It was the ethical and moral aspects of it, coupled with the focus on making GNU/Linux more beginner friendly that most attracted me. It was my first experience with a Debian-based system, and I rather quickly fell in love with it.

I've had technical support as a hobby since around 1995 when I started using mIRC. I've participated in IRC support of mIRC scripting, HTML & al, VB6, Java, PHP, Python, Fedora Core and Ubuntu. I suppose what I love the most about it is exploring the fresh perspective that non-experience brings to the table, and the challenge of explaining complicated things in the easiest possible way.

Personal motto: it's better to drown your sorrows than teach them how to swim. Fun fact: I have the same birthday as the Linux Kernel: August 25th.

Team Memberships

Ubuntu Quickly Developers
Ubuntu Ubuntu Norway (contact)
Ubuntu Python Norway (founder)

Future Plans & Projects

I recently took over as contact for the Norwegian loco where I hope to improve the internal communication and help build a strong community. I wish to spend more time contributing to Quickly and other efforts to make development on Ubuntu and GNU/Linux easier and more fun. A personal project is to record and album, and I hope to start working on getting an LPI certification.

Current Project & Goals

  • Ubuntu Making a really awesome release party for Precise.
    Ubuntu Attracting attention to Ubuntu in the Norwegian media.
    Ubuntu Write a GTK widget GIR library for continuous applications.

Contributions to the Ubuntu Community

Development &c

  • Ubuntu Some contributions to Quickly Widgets
    Ubuntu General testing and bug reporting
    Ubuntu Some translation

Support

  • Ubuntu #Ubuntu-no since 2006
    Ubuntu #Ubuntu (not so much the last couple of years)
    Ubuntu AskUbuntu.com since June 2011.
    Ubuntu #Ubuntu-App-Developer
    Ubuntu #Python-no
    Ubuntu Held a couple of volunteer courses in Ubuntu for self-help groups.

Advocacy

  • Ubuntu Written many articles about Ubuntu
    Ubuntu Participated in a large number of online debates about Ubuntu
    Ubuntu Created the Norwegian Python community with special focus on Ubuntu
    Ubuntu Participated in LoCo and release parties

    • Ubuntu Held a presentation about Ubuntu on ARM in relation to Green computing

    Ubuntu Created screencasts about Ubuntu and development

JoErlendSchinstad (last edited 2012-11-21 16:26:51 by joerlend.schinstad)