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Hi, my name is Chris, and I'm an Ubuntu user.
My name is Chris Wilson and I'm currently studying for an MSc in Applied Conputing at the University of Dundee in the UK. I expect to complete the course at the end of August 2011, after which anything could happen. This course is designed as a 'conversion course' for those who's background is not in computing and who wish to either gain experience in the field or, like me, wish to dive into the heart of the industry. Before that I was a physicist in the Optics Group at the University of Glasgow, and managed to get half way through a PhD before realising I didn't like physics.
Contact information
Goals
I'm currently figuring out where I can contribute to the project. I'm currently a software engineering in training and have had a thrown-in-at-the-deep-end style crash course in C++, but it'll be a few more months before I know enough to be able to find my way around the Ubuntu source code. I'm planning on learnign Python and Java, as well as PHP, Javascript, Bash and Z-Shell, but that's all in the future.
Summary of contributions
Right now, most of my contributions consist of reporting bugs and answering questions on askubuntu.com, but I intend to start fixing bugs as soon as I have the programming know-how.
Involvement
Signed the Ubunu Code of Conduct on 15-07-2010
High rated answers on askubuntu.com
What is the difference between “gksudo nautilus” and “sudo nautilus”?, answered on 6-11-2010.
High Priority bugs reported
#647077 reported on 24-09-2010