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| I'm now working on an Ubucon for Colorado, and beginning to get my feet wet with code contributions via bzr and Launchpad. I'd like to use my enterprise Linux/Solaris experience from Internet2 and Bell Labs to contribute to the NetworkAuthentication efforts. | I'm now working on ["Ubucon-Boulder"], and beginning to get my feet wet with code contributions via bzr and Launchpad. I'd like to use my enterprise Linux/Solaris experience from Internet2 and Bell Labs to contribute to the NetworkAuthentication efforts. |
I'm Neal McBurnett and I've been an Ubuntu user, promoter, contributor and distributor since the first release, on servers and desktops, for myself and several non-profit organizations. I've been active with *nix since 1977 and have never had Windoze on my desktop.
Contact
Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~nealmcb/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nealmcb
Ubuntu timeline
- 2004: Try out Ubuntu warty and publicize the ubuntu ethic to three local non-profit organizations
2005: Switch to Ubuntu full time, and switch [http://kgnu.org local community radio station KGNU] from Redhat and Debian to Ubuntu. Help the [http://bcn.boulder.co.us Boulder Community Network] switch from Solaris to Ubuntu. Distribute a few dozen CDs.
2006: Become an Ubuntero and file some bug reports. Help JoeyStanford start the ColoradoTeam. Write the [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/identity-selector identity-selector] spec and comment on various other specs. Participate remotely in UbuntuDeveloperSummitMountainView
2007: VOIP-in to ["UDS-Sevilla"]. Contribute to various LoCo-related wiki pages. Participate in UbuntuOpenWeek. Get [http://codebrowse.launchpad.net/~ajmitch/network-authentication/authtool/revision/ajmitch%40ubuntu.com-20070427213908-ffyi380b4qng3sqg?start_revid=ajmitch%40ubuntu.com-20070427213908-ffyi380b4qng3sqg basic README update] into authtool via bzr. Wrote ["Ubucon-Boulder"], UbuntuConferences, ["Ubucon"], Editing: http://wiki.edubuntu.org/TIEColorado
Plan:
I'm now working on ["Ubucon-Boulder"], and beginning to get my feet wet with code contributions via bzr and Launchpad. I'd like to use my enterprise Linux/Solaris experience from Internet2 and Bell Labs to contribute to the NetworkAuthentication efforts.
Member of
[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-loco-enthusiasts Ubuntu LoCo Enthusiasts]
[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-directory Ubuntu Directory Services]
[https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-beta-testers Launchpad Beta Testers]
[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-eo Ubuntu Esperanto Translation Team]
Sample contributions:
spec: [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/identity-selector identity-selector]
bug: [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/112516 More than 2 GB needed for xubuntu install due to lots of updates]
code: [http://codebrowse.launchpad.net/~nealmcb/network-authentication/authtool/revision/neal%40mcburnett.org-20070427202326-3gicsst5j98c1lun?start_revid=neal%40mcburnett.org-20070427202326-3gicsst5j98c1lun Flesh out README in authtool]
Background
I'm also co-founder in 1993 of the Boulder Community Network http://bcn.boulder.co.us, active with the IETF since 1995, and a consultant on computer security and web sites. I'm working on middleware for http://internet2.edu, after a career at http://bell-labs.com/ Bell Labs. I've been an IT professional since 1973, used Unix/BSD/UTS/Solaris/Linux since 1977, and have never had Windoze on my desktop 
I speak English, Esperanto, and a bit of Spanish.
See my [http://mcburnett.org/neal/ home page] for lots more details.
NealMcBurnett (last edited 2017-09-23 12:34:46 by nealmcb)