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  1. (aka) Duncan McGreggor
    1. Contact Info
    2. Active Responsibilities and Involvements
    3. Blogging
    4. Personal Info
    5. IRC
  2. Projects
    1. Current Work
    2. Previous Work
    3. Project Wikis
  3. Notes
  4. Testimonials

(aka) Duncan McGreggor

As you've probably figured out, this is my main page on the Ubuntu wiki.

I am the Ubuntu Project Manager (there's only one right now) on the Platform team at Canonical. Previously at Canonical, I worked on the Landscape team for a year and a half as a software engineer focusing on cloud development.

I first heard about Linux in the mid-90s in a DiffEq class while studying Physics at university. I started with Slackware, then moved to RedHat 5.2, and then to SuSE when RedHat changed their licensing. I used Debian after being exposed to the preferences of other Twisted Python developers, and naturally moved to Ubuntu from there. I haven't looked anywhere else for my Linux needs since then Smile :-)

Contact Info

email: duncan(at)ubuntu(dot)com

IRC: oubiwann on freenode

Active Responsibilities and Involvements

  • 2010 - voted in as an official Ubuntu member
  • 2010 - coordination, communication, and advocation for projects relating to Ubuntu on behalf of Canonical
  • 2009 - maintain the async AWS Python library (will be in Lucid Lynx)

  • 2009 - was nominated and accepted as a member of the Python Software Foundation

  • 2008 - founding member and contributor of the tx (Twisted Python) group on Launchpad

  • 2008 - maintain the Python ultra large-scale systems special interest group

  • 2004 - deeply involved in Twisted Python software development
  • 2004 - maintain PyRRD (is in Debian/Ubuntu)

Blogging

I am an active blogger on the topics of Python, async network programming, ultra large-scale systems, and open source software (including Ubuntu). My blog is included in the following feeds:

Posts that relate to Ubuntu in one way or another are tagged as such and available here:

Personal Info

IRC

I can be reached in the following freenode channels:

#twisted

#twisted.web

#rabbitmq

#txamqp

#bzr

#launchpad

#tahoe-lafs

#uls

#ubuntu-devel

#ubuntu-mobile

#ubuntu-server

#ubuntu-desktop

Projects

Current Work

Previous Work

Project Wikis

Until Launchpad projects get their own wikis, I'll put some of my projects' wikis here (those than need them, that is).

Notes

Oubiwann/UploadingToALaunchpadPPA - An adventure in updating a .deb package and uploading it to a team PPA on Launchpad

Testimonials

Duncan is not only a great project manager, but skilled developer. He is a real help in Ubuntu's efforts to grow our user base through Canonical's collaboration efforts on Google ChromeOS. He is extremely passionate about Ubuntu, our developers, and our community as a whole. I wholeheartedly support his membership in the Ubuntu team. -RobbieWilliamson

My experience with Duncan has been excellent: he is a thoughtful, energetic and capable developer and does incredible work in bringing Ubuntu to Google. I would wholeheartedly give him a +1. -JonoBacon

Interacting with Duncan has always been a pleasure and his contributions to Ubuntu and Open Source goes way beyond his day job. I warmly recommend him as an Ubuntu member. - NickBarcet