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I finally became a formal member of the Xubuntu project while Pasi was leading the team and throughout my involvement he's been a strong leader who has been a pleasure to work with as we've extended our online presence through social media, continue improvements to the website, made sure our support outlets were properly staffed and in general work toward quality improvements in Xubuntu itself. I strongly support him remaining in role for the next two cycles. -- [[LaunchpadHome:lyz]] <<DateTime(2013-04-01T15:59:53-0800)>>  * I finally became a formal member of the Xubuntu project while Pasi was leading the team and throughout my involvement he's been a strong leader who has been a pleasure to work with as we've extended our online presence through social media, continue improvements to the website, made sure our support outlets were properly staffed and in general work toward quality improvements in Xubuntu itself. I strongly support him remaining in role for the next two cycles. -- [[LaunchpadHome:lyz]] <<DateTime(2013-04-01T15:59:53-0800)>>
 * I've worked with Pasi for quite a while prior to him becoming XPL, and I can say I enjoyed it back then. I very much appreciate all he has done for Xubuntu as a project and for us specifically growing together as a team since then. While his core skills lie within artwork and design, he displayed great interpersonal abilities and very quickly switched from being a team member to becoming a real team leader. I strongly support his application and hope that he will receive your vote for guiding the project and its contributors during the next cycles. -- [[LaunchpadHome:simon-steinbeiss]] <<DateTime(2013-04-02T23:49:43+0100)>>

Who am I?

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I'm Pasi Lallinaho, known as knome from IRC. I'm a 27 year old entrepreneur from Helsinki, Finland. I'm a self-taught professional, and I've worked with the computer business for over 10 years. My company Digitoucan provides services on graphic design, web and content consultancy. Education-wise, I am a bachelor of social services.

Open source and me

I've worked with Xubuntu since 2008 and open source since 2006. I'm the sitting Project Lead since October 2011. Previously, I worked as the Xubuntu Marketing Lead from September 2008 to April 2010.

During my years working with Xubuntu, I've worked closely with all subteams in Xubuntu as well as with other teams in the Ubuntu ecosystem. My period as the Project Lead has taught me even more about the Ubuntu processes, for good and bad. In addition to working primarily with Xubuntu, I have been helping out other Ubuntu teams where I can.

Some of my biggest projects with Xubuntu include:

  • New Strategy Document
  • Complete offline documentation rewrite
  • Work with the artwork, including desktop suites and wallpapers for various versions
  • Other marketing efforts (eg. two website refreshes)
  • Work on growing the community

Future plans

If my term as the Xubuntu Project Lead is extended, I will continue working towards the updated goals set for Xubuntu. The goals are explained more thoroughly in the rewritten Xubuntu Strategy Document. In addition to keep working to improve the overall experience according to the areas of interest mentioned and described in the strategy document, there are a few challenges the Xubuntu team will face in the near future.

At the moment, the Xubuntu team only has two people with direct upload access to the Ubuntu repositories. During the next two cycles, the Xubuntu team should strive to get more able to get new features to the archives via sponsored uploads and ultimately, team delegation.

The Xubuntu team needs to continue with the marketing efforts and projects started in the last few cycles. While we are close to realizing several of the projects soon, the marketing team will need new contributors in the future. This is why we need to keep both the marketing material and our web presence up to date on contributing.

Ubuntu, including the community, will keep on changing. While the direction is sometimes uncomfortable and brings us new challenges, we need to keep communicating with the community and where needed, establish new connections. We can only keep on working towards our own goals effectively if we are part of the larger community.

Support

  • I finally became a formal member of the Xubuntu project while Pasi was leading the team and throughout my involvement he's been a strong leader who has been a pleasure to work with as we've extended our online presence through social media, continue improvements to the website, made sure our support outlets were properly staffed and in general work toward quality improvements in Xubuntu itself. I strongly support him remaining in role for the next two cycles. -- lyz 2013-04-01 23:59:53

  • I've worked with Pasi for quite a while prior to him becoming XPL, and I can say I enjoyed it back then. I very much appreciate all he has done for Xubuntu as a project and for us specifically growing together as a team since then. While his core skills lie within artwork and design, he displayed great interpersonal abilities and very quickly switched from being a team member to becoming a real team leader. I strongly support his application and hope that he will receive your vote for guiding the project and its contributors during the next cycles. -- simon-steinbeiss 2013-04-02 22:49:43

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