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Ubuntu-Arizona Loco Team - The Hottest LoCo on Earth!

About Me

I am a retired programmer (C, C++, Assembler, Perl, Scripting) and Project Manager for the phone company and others. I was an independent contractor for a few years doing multi-user database work back in the dBaseII and Optimum days.

My first exposure to *nix was to HP-UX 10 and 11 around 1985 at the phone company. My group produced a Unix application that had to run 24x365 on multiple servers in different states with automated fail-over whenever needed. My first exposure to Linux was later with Redhat Linux (prior to the swithover to Fedora and the emergence of RHEL). I used it primarily for remote X into the company when I was called for support at 3 AM. During this time I also spent 2 years on the ANSI XJ-311 C++ Standards Committee. I met some truly amazing people there.

After I retired, I did not use Linux for a number of years. Probably largely a direct result of my experiences with that early Redhat and the difficulty of doing many things. When I tried Ubuntu Edgy Eft, I realized how far Linux had come and subsequest releases showed continual significant improvements for users and for installation procedures. That tied it and I got started with local Linux groups.

I love SCUBA diving with nearly 800 dives to my credit. I wrote a Divers Logbook program back in 1988 using C and assembler for MSDOS and still use it today though running it with DOSBOX under Linux. I have been looking at SubSurface ( http://subsurface.hohndel.org/ ) which was initiated by Linux Torvalds and currently maintained by Dirk Hohndel. I recently made a proposal to add significant functionality to SubSurface.

I currently lead, am an officer, or participate in 5 computer clubs 3 of which focus on Linux and FOSS and all of which discuss those things.

• PLUG - Phoenix Linux User Group
• SLUG - Sunland Linux User Group
• AZloco - Arizona Local Chapter of Ubuntu
• ccPDSE - Computer Club at Palmas del Sol East
• EVACC - East Valley Association of Computer Clubs

Contact Information

Contributions

• Have run Linux Installfests for the last 8 years and now average 30 per year
• Built a generic PXE server for use at installfests and genericized to run on any LAN
• Document special problems solved at Installfests and keep updating a "Lessons Learned" document
• Give presentations on Linux and Linux applications at the Computer Tech Conference
• Give many presentations at local computer clubs
• Publish two weekly newsletters with news and tips links
• Help manage AZloco
• Participate in Ubuntu Hours
• Submit and comment on bug reports for Ubuntu, other distributions and applications
• Assist member of all my clubs with gratis trouble shooting and repairs
• Participated in ANSI XJ-311

Goals

• Get the Arizona team approved for another two years
• Get more pictures of events and document them in the teak wiki
• Publish Installfest statistics
• Get many more people using Linux instead of proprietary platforms.

Future Goals

• Begin active participation in the development of SubSurface

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