Nicolas (Nick) Barcet is the Ubuntu Server Product Manager at Canonical.

== Contact ==

 * He is known as '''nijaba''' on Freenode and hangs out on #ubuntu-server, #ubuntu-virt, ...

 * He can be reached at '''nick(dot)barcet(at)canonical(dot)com'''

 * [[https://launchpad.net/~nijaba|Profile on Launchpad]]

== Contributions to Ubuntu ==

 * Packaging of [[https://launchpad.net/~nijaba/+archive|limesurvey]].  [[http://limesurvey.org|Limesurvey]] is a PHP web application that allows to do virtually all kinds of online surveys.  This was my first attempt at a Debian packaging and I had quite a bit of fun with dbconfig, wwwconfig, and quilt. Even made upstream add a couple functions so that installation and upgrade could be handled smoothly and automatically.  Currently trying to convince them that libraries such as adodb, php-gettext or phpmailer should not be modified and directly included in their source.

 * Some code to [[https://code.launchpad.net/vmbuilder/|ubuntu's vmbuilder]], including IP address assignment, advanced partitioning, templating, building from and iso, firstboot and firstlogin, and multiple bug fixes.

 * Prepared and run a [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Survey|community survey]] for Ubuntu Server Edition. This survey will be put online shortly and has for goal to capture what are the strengths and weaknesses of Ubuntu as a Server.

 * Wrote a [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JeOS|tutorial on Jeos]] with Soren that is included in the [[http://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/jeos.html|8.04 server guide]].  It was also published in the January edition of Linux Magazine.

 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MacBookPro/SantaRosaFanControl|Script to control the fans]] of Mac Book Pro (santa rosa), which is really a daemon to help me keep my macbook cool.

 * Complete refresh of the server pages on [[http://www.ubuntu.com/server|ubuntu.com]] for 8.04 (went from 1 to 25 pages)

 * Refresh of the [[http://www.ubuntu.com/files/server/UbuntuServerBrochure804LTS.pdf|Ubuntu Server Edition product brochure]] for 8.04.

 * Some code to [[https://code.launchpad.net/screen-profiles/|screen profiles]]

 * And a few other things...

=== Plans for the future ===

 * Help fix bug #1 in as many ways as possible
 
 * Work on making Ubuntu Server the best linux distribution for servers and virtual appliances

 * Work with kamion on germinate and seed management to help users understand what is maintained and how everything is organized

 * Help the community as best as I can

== About me ==

 * Linux user since 1998 (Red-hat then Suse to start with) and Ubuntu convert since 6.06LTS

 * Member of the Solutions Linux program committee since 2006 (France's largest event about Linux and Open Source Software)

 * Speaker at many Linux events (Solutions Linux, OSCON, Linux-World, Conocimiento Libre, etc...)

 * [[http://nicolas.barcet.com|Personal blog]] (mostly in french) 

 * Small contributor and hoster of [[http://hardware4linux.info|Hardware4linux]]

 * and a few other things...
 
== Testimonials ==
 * Nick is an excellent contributor and an essential member of the Ubuntu Server Community, definitely a deserving member of the Ubuntu Community at large (DustinKirkland).
 * Nick is a an excellent individual and an outstanding member of the Ubuntu Server community. I wholly support his application for Ubuntu membership. (ChuckShort)
 * Nick has been of great help in the ServerTeam, by providing technical contribution (such as ubuntu-vm-builder) as well as marketing and user needs for the Ubuntu Server Product (MathiasGug)
 * Nick got my support as well - he made great contributions to Ubuntu as a virtualisation platform - I love ubuntu-vm-builder :) He is also a very nice guy, helping out on IRC channels, contributing documentation... we need more people like him :) ( YannHamon )