LucaFalavigna
About me
I am a 23-year-old boy living in Guastalla (RE), a little city in Northern Italy.
My main interests are GNU/Linux and kernel development, but i love [http://www.nba.com/lakers/ basketball] too.
Projects
I created [http://www.linuxdc.it/download/software/sharp/ sharp], a simple kernel module which tries to prevent ARP poisoning attacks.
I am the main developer of a [http://dev.gxware.org/index.php?dir=linux-lkt/ patchset] for the Linux kernel focused to increase overall system performances.
[http://www.linuxdc.it/download/ Complete listing] of my projects.
You can also visit my [http://www.linuxdc.it weblog], in italian.
Contacts
Jabber: dktrkranz@jabber.linux.it
- IRC: dktrkranz on network irc.azzurra.org
- IRC: dktrkranz on network irc.freenode.org
GPG Key: [http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x86BC2A50&op=index 86BC2A50]
About Ubuntu
My first try with Ubuntu was on a friend's webserver. He was unhappy of Windows 2000 Server, so he asked me to help him to setup a GNU/Linux-based platform. He had an Ubuntu CD so we decided to install it. I was so impressed of its features so I decided to use it on my box too.
Ubuntu and me
After many years with Debian, I feel "at home" with Ubuntu. It is one of the best distribution I have ever seen with unique features: up-to-date software, frequent updates, nice look & feel and, most of all, a great community behind the entire project. Some times ago, when I noticed a [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/50610 strange behaviour], I received good feedbacks and I was able to fix the bug quickly.
Ubuntu and business
I work as an accountant in a big enterprise in Northern Italy, but I am responsible for IT-related matters too. We needed to upgrade our internal servers based on Windows NT in order to achieve better performances. Ubuntu was my choice and now it manages e-mails, file storage and serves as PDC, but we are planning to migrate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAP_R/3 SAP R/3], our ERP application, to a GNU/Linux-based platform. With this solution we reduced noticeably our IT total cost of ownership and we achieved a better overall security and stability.
My engagement with Ubuntu
See my [https://launchpad.net/people/dktrkranz/ Launchpad profile].
Bugs
As a member of BugSquad and DesktopTeam, I am going to help developers by reducing the number of unconfirmed bugs.
See also packages I am a [https://bugs.launchpad.net/people/dktrkranz/+packagebugs bug contact] for.
Support
As Support Contact, I am trying to help people by answering at their support requests.
Packaging
As a member of [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-backports-testers Ubuntu Backports Testing Team], I am trying to triage requests related to [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-backports-testers Edgy-backports] issues.
I am building special packages for users who needs software which is present in Ubuntu development releases or in Debian repositories only.
Wiki and Documentation
I am contributing to write [https://help.launchpad.net/SupportTrackerDocumentation Support Tracker Documentation] page in order to provide users a quick reference to the support tracker. My main work concerns [https://help.launchpad.net/SupportTrackerTour Support Tracker Tour] page, a quick tour of the main features provided by the tracker with some useful screenshots.
I am writing /QuickFixes, a page which is meant to give users a quick solution to some issues I have found in Ubuntu.
Testing
I am currently running FeistyFawn in order to follow Ubuntu development process and to report issues I encounter.
My engagement with Ubuntu Italian Community
I am an active member of [http://forum.ubuntu-it.org Ubuntu Italian Forum], where I try to help new users to solve their issues.
I am a moderator of the [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-it-forum Ubuntu Italian Forum]
Future activities
- Become a valid contact between Ubuntu Italian Community and Launchpad platform.
Fix [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/1 Bug #1]
Links
Here are some links I am interested the most:
[http://www.kernel.org/ Kernel.org]
Linux 2.6 [http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=summary git repository]
[http://lwn.net/Kernel/ Kernel coverage] @ LWN.net
Ingo Molnar's [http://people.redhat.com/mingo/realtime-preempt/ realtime preemption project]