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Hi I'm Matthew East. I am a 24 year old English guy, and I am nearly a lawyer. My site is [http://www.mdke.org here] (home server, so be patient if it's not up). I help on the DocumentationTeam and the ItalianTeam. I'm an Ubuntu Community Member. My launchpad page is [https://launchpad.net/people/mdke people/mdke] I am a lawyer from the United Kingdom. I am 29 years old, and married. I live and [[http://www.hfw.com/people/atoz/mattheweast|work]] in London.

My launchpad page is [[https://launchpad.net/people/mdke|people/mdke]] and my website and blog are at [[http://mdke.org|mdke.org]].
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My current top dream for Ubuntu is for it to have user friendly documentation which matches the OS in quality. This documentation should be translated. I'm interested in the Ubuntu Community spirit and relations and believe that the most important factor for Ubuntu Love to prosper is '''communication'''. I'm interested in the Ubuntu community spirit and relations and in helping to work build a community where the different parts work and talk together. I still believe that this is one of the great challenges for the Ubuntu community as it continues to grow at a fast rate. I'm also interested in the relationship between Canonical, the corporate sponsor of Ubuntu on whom Ubuntu relies heavily in so many different ways, and the volunteer community without which I am convinced that Ubuntu would not have had the success that it does. I am a strong believer in the philosophical and practical benefits of free software and will defend [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/philosophy|the Ubuntu promise]] wherever I see it threatened.
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 * Email me if you like: mdke {at} ubuntu {dot} com
 * My [http://www.gnupg.org GPG] key is: 0E6B06FF.
 * Email me if you like: <<MailTo(mdke AT ubuntu DOT com)>>
 * My [[http://www.gnupg.org|GPG]] key is: 0E6B06FF.
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== Docs ==  * CommunityCouncil member.
 * DocumentationTeam - I have been heavily involved in the DocumentationTeam for several years now. My main contributions to the team are in the areas of team management, translation, website administration (help.ubuntu.com), packaging, and writing.
 * WikiTeam - team management and wiki documentation.
 * [[ItalianTeam|Italian Team]]. I was a founding member of the Italian Ubuntu community and gave up my seat on the Italian LoCoTeam Council and as LoCoTeam Contact in 2010.
 * [[http://www.ubuntu.com|Ubuntu Website]] editor.
 * Occasional [[http://fridge.ubuntu.com|Fridge]] editor.
 * Active generally in other community related areas.
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 * WikiTeam - Keeping the wiki tidy
 * Getting Ubuntu Documentation translated: DocteamStepByStepl10n
 * I administer the documentation websites [http://help.ubuntu.com help.u.c] and [http://doc.ubuntu.com doc.u.c]
 * Ubuntu-docs packaging
See all teams that I participate on my [[https://launchpad.net/~mdke/+participation|Launchpad team membership page]].
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== ubuntu-it == = Initiatives =
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 * [:ItalianCommunityStructure:Italian Locoteam Contact]
 * Italian Mailing List Admin
 * [http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/GruppoDocumentazione Italian Documentation Team]
Significant initiatives in the community that I've been involved in include:
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= Laptop Testing =  * BetterWikiDocs
 * HelpAndSupportAccess
 * HelpWikiQualityAssurance
 * [[ItalianTeam/Structure]]
 * PlanetUbuntuEditorialPolicy
 * StreamlineMembershipApproval
 * TopicBasedHelp
 * WikiLicensing
 * UbuntuNews
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The following pages are the results of my testing on my laptops, the first kindly supplied by [http://www.canonical.com Canonical], and the second my own laptop. = Subpages =
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 * ["LaptopTestingTeam/ThinkpadT43-1871"]
 * ["LaptopTestingTeam/CompaqPresario2100"]
Subpages of this one:
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= Related Wikipages =

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About Me

I am a lawyer from the United Kingdom. I am 29 years old, and married. I live and work in London.

My launchpad page is people/mdke and my website and blog are at mdke.org.

My interest in Ubuntu

I'm interested in the Ubuntu community spirit and relations and in helping to work build a community where the different parts work and talk together. I still believe that this is one of the great challenges for the Ubuntu community as it continues to grow at a fast rate. I'm also interested in the relationship between Canonical, the corporate sponsor of Ubuntu on whom Ubuntu relies heavily in so many different ways, and the volunteer community without which I am convinced that Ubuntu would not have had the success that it does. I am a strong believer in the philosophical and practical benefits of free software and will defend the Ubuntu promise wherever I see it threatened.

Contact

  • I am mdke at irc.freenode.net

  • Email me if you like: <mdke AT ubuntu DOT com>

  • My GPG key is: 0E6B06FF.

What I am involved in

  • CommunityCouncil member.

  • DocumentationTeam - I have been heavily involved in the DocumentationTeam for several years now. My main contributions to the team are in the areas of team management, translation, website administration (help.ubuntu.com), packaging, and writing.

  • WikiTeam - team management and wiki documentation.

  • Italian Team. I was a founding member of the Italian Ubuntu community and gave up my seat on the Italian LoCoTeam Council and as LoCoTeam Contact in 2010.

  • Ubuntu Website editor.

  • Occasional Fridge editor.

  • Active generally in other community related areas.

See all teams that I participate on my Launchpad team membership page.

Initiatives

Significant initiatives in the community that I've been involved in include:

Subpages

Subpages of this one:


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