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| I am an undergraduate Computer Engineering student at the University of Michigan and a fan of Ubuntu and everything Linux. I have been using Linux primarily for 3 years now. | I am an undergraduate Computer Engineering student at the University of Michigan and a fan of Ubuntu and everything Linux. I have been using Linux primarily for 4 years now. |
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| My natural languages are C/C++ and Python. I have a good knowledge base in object oriented programming, and can quickly adapt to other languages, if I need to ;-) I have had experience with OpenGL, Gtk+, gtkmm, gdk, xlib, Cairo, libfakekey, and gtkglext libraries, as well as lots of other code bases here and there. |
My natural languages are C/C++ and Python. I can also program in assembly, if need be. I have had experience with OpenGL, Gtk+, gtkmm, gdk, xlib, Cairo, libfakekey, gtkglext libraries, ffmpeg, and encoding/decoding libraries as well as lots of other code bases here and there. |
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| As far as linux goes, I am interested in Free and Open Source Software, advanced graphics programming, low level operating system internals, and writing hardware drivers for the linux kernel. I'm just coming up to speed on the latter two, and hope to contribute some very useful code in the near future! |
As far as linux and computing goes, I am interested in Free and Open Source Software, advanced graphics programming, low level operating system internals, and writing hardware drivers for the linux kernel. I hope to |
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| IRC (freenode.net) Registered nicknames: kdub, kdub432, kdubois I frequent #openmoko, #compiz-fusion-dev, #videolan, and #ubuntu-us-mi |
IRC (freenode.net) Registered nicknames: kdub, kdubois I frequent #compiz-fusion-dev, #videolan, and #ubuntu-us-mi |
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| ocropus : a Tesseract-based optical character recognition program | ocropus : a Tesseract-based optical character recognition program (obsolete, packaged upstream) |
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| I'm a contributing developer to the project. I maintain [[http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=users/kdubois/extra-animations;a=summary]], a branch of extra animations. ( Videos here [[http://kdubois.net/?p=46]]). We're currently working on porting the project from C to C++ for the next big release. I'm syndicated on [[planet.compiz-fusion.org]] as well. | |
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| One of the more exciting/fun projects I'm involved in, compiz fusion is an openGL based window manager for linux operating systems, (i.e. eyecandy for linux). I provide some user support on IRC when I can. I mostly work on writing some new window animations, or I just code up some ideas for ways to improve the computer desktop experience. The compiz team lets me host my "extra-animations" branch on their gitweb, here. [[http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=users/kdubois/extra-animations;a=summary]]. If you want a preview of what these new animations do, take a look here [[http://kdubois.net/?p=46]]. Feel free to suggest new plugin or animation ideas to me! If I think its a good idea, there's a good chance I'll actually do it. :P | Feel free to suggest new plugin or animation ideas to me! If I think its a good idea, there's a good chance I'll actually do it. :P |
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| I've sent in small patches and bugfixes to the team. I'm currently doing a huge rework of the audio backend that will remove a lot of redundant/ugly code. VLC is currently in feature freeze, so the VLC team gave a branch on their git server for me to work on the audio rework. So far, I've improved support for user filters, wrote a few audio filters that can do cool new things on the fly to audio streaming. Chances are, its not gonna be very stable as of July 2008, but feel free to check it out here [[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-filters.git;a=summary]] | * Small patches and bugfixes to the team. I'm currently doing a huge rework of the audio backend that will remove a lot of redundant/ugly code, and allow for on-the-fly adjustments to the A/V stream. You can grab it from here: [[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-filters.git;a=summary]] == Pet Projects == |
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| == The Kernel == | * Jot aims to be a character recognition program used by tablet PC's to allow for handwritten input of characters. The recognition rate is about 70% as of now, and its not user friendly yet. If you want something more usable, try out onestroke! ''Jot Homepage'' : [[https://launchpad.net/jot]] |
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| I consider myself a baby kernel hacker, and hope to contribute to the actual kernel repositories in the near future. As of right now, all I've done is read a lot of documentation, and create some psuedo-useless modules and made an alternative process scheduler that results in a rather spectacular kernel implosion... If any one has any pointers or advice, I'd be an avid student... | * Flashnotes is a flashcard program aimed at training pianists. Written with GTK/Cairo, I hope to hook it up to a midi sequencing library so the program can recognize when the user gets the note correct. Grab the current code frome here: [[http://kdubois.net/src/flashnotes.tar.gz]] |
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| I'm a computer engineering student, which means I like hardware just as much I like software. My blog has a few details of projects that I've made from PIC microcontrollers that I've programmed using entirely OSS software. I like flipping bits, and really would like to advance hardware design on linux systems. If only there was more time in the day... :P == Jot == Jot aims to be a character recognition program used by tablet PC's to allow for handwritten input of characters. As of today (Feb 12, 2008) it is in an alpha stage, but should be usable in a few months, after I implement a secondary comparison technique to refine handwritten character recognition. At the moment, I'm not actively working on it, as school sucks away too much time... ''Jot Homepage'' : [[https://launchpad.net/jot]] |
I'm a computer engineering student, which means I like hardware just as much I like software. My blog has a few details of projects that I've made from PIC microcontrollers that I've programmed using entirely OSS software. I have experience with embedded systems, and have worked with the assembly on PIC/amtel/PPC/i386 processors. I like flipping bits, and really would like to advance hardware design on linux systems. I have made slight modifications to get the entry level PIC programmer to work with linux. |
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| I maintain http://kdubois.net, an open source blog that has had around 35,000 pageviews since January. Stop by and make comments! Maybe there are things to be learned too! | I maintain http://kdubois.net, an open source blog that has had 100,000+ pageviews since I made it about a year ago. I generally write advice, project updates, or how-to's (eg, [[http://kdubois.net/?p=24]], [[http://kdubois.net/?p=25]] ) |
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| I gave an hour and a half long speech promoting Ubuntu Linux to the Ann Arbor Computing Society on behalf of Michigan Loco in December | * I gave an hour and a half long speech promoting Ubuntu Linux to the Ann Arbor Computing Society on behalf of Michigan Loco in December * I'm tenatively scheduled to give an hour long presentation at the Penguicon conference on the current state of the Linux Desktop |
About Me
I am an undergraduate Computer Engineering student at the University of Michigan and a fan of Ubuntu and everything Linux. I have been using Linux primarily for 4 years now.
My natural languages are C/C++ and Python. I can also program in assembly, if need be. I have had experience with OpenGL, Gtk+, gtkmm, gdk, xlib, Cairo, libfakekey, gtkglext libraries, ffmpeg, and encoding/decoding libraries as well as lots of other code bases here and there.
As far as linux and computing goes, I am interested in Free and Open Source Software, advanced graphics programming, low level operating system internals, and writing hardware drivers for the linux kernel. I hope to
Email: kdub432@gmail.com
IRC (freenode.net) Registered nicknames: kdub, kdubois I frequent #compiz-fusion-dev, #videolan, and #ubuntu-us-mi
Blog: http://kdubois.net
Launchpad Homepage: https://launchpad.net/~kdub
OpenPGP Keys: pub 1024D/B6BE7E88 2008-02-08 Kevin DuBois <kdub432@gmail.com>
Projects & Contributions
Ubuntu
Packaging
Packages on REVU:
tv-grab-dvb : a tool for ripping EPG data off of DVB TS streams and parsing them into XML
ocropus : a Tesseract-based optical character recognition program (obsolete, packaged upstream)
LOCO Team
I am a member of the Michigan Ubuntu LOCO team [MichiganTeam] . We've got a lot of good projects going on, look into some of them!
Penguicon http://penguicon.org : We're heading up the Ubuntu presentations and organizing various activities! Hope to see you there in April!
User Support : If #ubuntu is too crowded, stop by #ubuntu-us-mi for support!
Packaging and Bug Jams
Compiz Fusion
I'm a contributing developer to the project. I maintain http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=users/kdubois/extra-animations;a=summary, a branch of extra animations. ( Videos here http://kdubois.net/?p=46). We're currently working on porting the project from C to C++ for the next big release. I'm syndicated on planet.compiz-fusion.org as well.
Feel free to suggest new plugin or animation ideas to me! If I think its a good idea, there's a good chance I'll actually do it. :P
VLC
* Small patches and bugfixes to the team. I'm currently doing a huge rework of the audio backend that will remove a lot of redundant/ugly code, and allow for on-the-fly adjustments to the A/V stream. You can grab it from here: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-filters.git;a=summary
Pet Projects
* Jot aims to be a character recognition program used by tablet PC's to allow for handwritten input of characters. The recognition rate is about 70% as of now, and its not user friendly yet. If you want something more usable, try out onestroke! Jot Homepage : https://launchpad.net/jot
* Flashnotes is a flashcard program aimed at training pianists. Written with GTK/Cairo, I hope to hook it up to a midi sequencing library so the program can recognize when the user gets the note correct. Grab the current code frome here: http://kdubois.net/src/flashnotes.tar.gz
Hardware Hacking
I'm a computer engineering student, which means I like hardware just as much I like software. My blog has a few details of projects that I've made from PIC microcontrollers that I've programmed using entirely OSS software. I have experience with embedded systems, and have worked with the assembly on PIC/amtel/PPC/i386 processors. I like flipping bits, and really would like to advance hardware design on linux systems. I have made slight modifications to get the entry level PIC programmer to work with linux.
Advocacy
Open Source Blog I maintain http://kdubois.net, an open source blog that has had 100,000+ pageviews since I made it about a year ago. I generally write advice, project updates, or how-to's (eg, http://kdubois.net/?p=24, http://kdubois.net/?p=25 )
Speeches
* I gave an hour and a half long speech promoting Ubuntu Linux to the Ann Arbor Computing Society on behalf of Michigan Loco in December
* I'm tenatively scheduled to give an hour long presentation at the Penguicon conference on the current state of the Linux Desktop
Guides
I have written a guide for installing Ubuntu on the Lenovo Thinkpad x61 Tablet. http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_%28Feisty_Fawn%29_on_an_X61_Tablet
I've also written many guides on my blog I'm to lazy to enumerate here :P.
KevinDuBois (last edited 2012-11-20 18:34:07 by 209-134-76-65-user)