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 * '''Email:''' [[MailTo(lure.net@gmail.com)]]  * '''Email:''' [[MailTo(lure@ubuntu.com)]]
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 * Switched my work notebook (HP nw8240) completely to Kubuntu Breezy (using VmPlayer for remaining Win stuff I need)  * Switched my work notebook (HP nw8240) completely to Kubuntu Breezy (using Vm``Player for remaining Win stuff I need)
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 * I have attended UbuntuDeveloperSummitMountainView which was great to meet others from great community.
 * Always having my laptop with dual-boot: current stable + current development.
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=== Laptop Buttons ===
I have worked on KubuntuLaptopButtons spec for Edgy and as part of that effort I am collecting info about various laptops in ["/Keycodes"] sub-page.
For Feisty, we want to even further refine this as defined in KubuntuFeistyLaptop.
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Ubuntu power management is based on hal, acpi-support scripts and powernowd. This is then controlled with gnome-power-manager (GNOME) and klaptop (KDE). Problem is that klaptop is quite buggy and unmaintained. Ubuntu power management is based on hal, acpi-support scripts and powernowd. This is then controlled with gnome-power-manager (GNOME) and guidance-power-manager (KDE), which has replaced older klaptop solution. I have worked on multi-battery support on guidance-power-manager and various fixes.
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There is major work going on on [http://powersave.sourceforge.net powersave] & [http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=29295 kpowersave] solution: see KubuntuPowersave for details. There is work going on on [http://powersave.sourceforge.net powersave] & [http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=29295 kpowersave] solution: see KubuntuPowersave for details (from Dapper times). As KPowersave is also switching to HAL and is more complex that we would like it is not used by default.
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For mobile users, good network management is key. Kubuntu is currently lacking in wireless management tools (wifimonitor, knemo). There are some alternatives:
 * [http://wlassistant.sourceforge.net wlassistant] - waiting for incluson into Main
   * still no WPA support
 * [http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager networkmanager] - waiting for incluson into Main
   * my notes on getting knetworkmanager on Dapper are on ["/KNetworkManager"] sub-page		 For mobile users, good network management is key. Kubuntu is currently lacking in wireless management tools (wifimonitor, knemo). During Dapper, I have helped to get latest knetworkmanager into the product, but it looks like Feisty will be first release to finally support knetworkmanager by default - see NetworkRoaming specification for details.

Since other networking stuff is changing, I plan to work on further improvements in Kubuntu networking as specified in KubuntuFeistyNetworking.
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As my main interest is KDE and laptop support, these are also the area where I have contibuted regarding packages: As my main interest is KDE and laptop support, these are also the area where I have contributed regarding packages:
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 * Kubuntu Laptop support:
   * powersave/kpowersave by default (drop klaptop), better integrated with Ubuntu base (acpi-support...)
   * hotkeys in KDE should work as nicely as they work in GNOME		  * more laptop & networking greatness
 * help with KDE 4 migration.

Luka Renko

Me & Kubuntu

  • First tried Kubuntu Hoary on my old notebook (HP Omnibook 6100) - impressed with how good laptop support can be out-of-box

  • Switched my work notebook (HP nw8240) completely to Kubuntu Breezy (using VmPlayer for remaining Win stuff I need)

  • Started testing with Kubuntu Flight 2 and got hooked into improving it even further
  • With Flight 5 switched to Dapper completely

  • I have attended UbuntuDeveloperSummitMountainView which was great to meet others from great community.

  • Always having my laptop with dual-boot: current stable + current development.

Kubuntu Laptop Support

I am very interested in great laptop support in Kubuntu. Kubuntu is already best debian-based distribution in that regard, but there are some development that we need to follow closely to keep up-to-date.

Laptop Buttons

I have worked on KubuntuLaptopButtons spec for Edgy and as part of that effort I am collecting info about various laptops in ["/Keycodes"] sub-page. For Feisty, we want to even further refine this as defined in KubuntuFeistyLaptop.

Power Management

Ubuntu power management is based on hal, acpi-support scripts and powernowd. This is then controlled with gnome-power-manager (GNOME) and guidance-power-manager (KDE), which has replaced older klaptop solution. I have worked on multi-battery support on guidance-power-manager and various fixes.

There is work going on on [http://powersave.sourceforge.net powersave] & [http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=29295 kpowersave] solution: see KubuntuPowersave for details (from Dapper times). As KPowersave is also switching to HAL and is more complex that we would like it is not used by default.

Network Management

For mobile users, good network management is key. Kubuntu is currently lacking in wireless management tools (wifimonitor, knemo). During Dapper, I have helped to get latest knetworkmanager into the product, but it looks like Feisty will be first release to finally support knetworkmanager by default - see NetworkRoaming specification for details.

Since other networking stuff is changing, I plan to work on further improvements in Kubuntu networking as specified in KubuntuFeistyNetworking.

Packages

As my main interest is KDE and laptop support, these are also the area where I have contributed regarding packages:

Complete list of packages from [https://launchpad.net/people/lure/+packages Launchpad]

Testing

  • Kubuntu on my notebook: ["LaptopTestingTeam/HPNW8240/Kubuntu"]
  • Kubuntu on my desktop
  • Kubuntu Live CD Installer (Ubiquity)

Bugs

I do bug triage for Kubuntu specific bugs with focus on laptop support, networking and live CD installer:

Future

  • more laptop & networking greatness

  • help with KDE 4 migration.

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