#format wiki #language en ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"> '''Launchpad ID''': || [[https://launchpad.net/~daubers|daubers]] || || '''IRC''': || '''daubers''' on ''irc.freenode.net'' || || '''Email''': || <<MailTo(matt AT daubers DOT co DOT uk)>> || || '''Jabber''': || daubers@jabber.org || || '''Blog''': || http://daubers.co.uk/ || || '''Twitter''': || http://twitter.com/daubers || || '''Identica''': || http://identi.ca/daubers || == About Me == I'm an Engineer for a company based outside Reading that develop Linux based storage platforms for the video editing market. In my spare time, I attempt to play (read murder) the banjo, play board games and fiddle with electronics. == Things I do for Ubuntu == === Community === * I'm an active member of the Ubuntu-UK LoCo * I have started trying to improve community support in the UK loco by helping draft some guidelines and investigating what drives people to help with support - More info at [[http://daubers.co.uk/2010/04/10/improving-community-support/|My Blog]], [[http://daubers.co.uk/2010/05/25/what-drives-you-to-support-others/|here]] and [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/SupportMeetingAgenda|here]] * I have chaired UK LoCo meetings * Presented a talk at OggCamp on improving the way we provide support - Outcome [[[[http://daubers.co.uk/2010/05/25/what-drives-you-to-support-others/|here]] * Started forming a support oriented team for the UK LoCo - [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/SupportMeetingAgenda|here]] [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20100826|Follow on from initial meeting here]] * I attempt to give helpful support and advice in the #ubuntu-uk irc channel === Development === * I tend to run late Alphas / Early Betas at home on my non-critical machines and report issues as appropriate === Support === * I've contributed [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/~daubers|bug reports]] * I help out with queries on the UK LoCo mailing list where appropriate == External Stuff == * I have supplied (very poor) patches to a couple of projects == Room for Improvement == * I am attempting to become fluent in a single programming language (rather than be passable in a few) * Need to consult more with other projects and do more research into any problems I'm attempting to solve * Have not yet conquered world. More effort required. * Want to learn howto paint/draw with watercolours. == Testimonials == daubers is always helpful and enthusiastic in the #ubuntu-uk channel, and in real life too. He is very knowledgeable about high end storage systems and willing to share what he knows with others. -- [[LaunchpadHome:alanbell]] <<DateTime(2010-07-16T20:46:42Z)>> daubers is a friendly, helpful person to have around in #ubuntu-uk, and has recently been working hard on setting up a new system for offering community support in the UK LoCo. -- [[dutchie]] <<DateTime(2010-09-07T18:53:31)>> ---- [[CategoryUKTeamProfile]]