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| ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:35%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"><<TableOfContents(2)>>|| | ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:1.5em;">{{http://avatar.pcw.me.uk/fred2.gif}}||<<TableOfContents(4)>>|| || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/person}} Name || Paul White || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/16121192/gem-sm.png}} Location || South Gloucestershire, UK || || {{https://launchpad.net/favicon.ico}} Launchpad Profile || [[https://launchpad.net/~paulw2u|PaulW2U]] || || {{http://www.carillon.org/illu/world.gif}} Homepage || [[http://www.g4mby.com/|SWL >> G6AVH >> G4MBY]] || || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/language}} [[http://freenode.net/| Freenode IRC]] || PaulW2U or G4MBY || || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/team}} [[https://linuxcounter.org/| Linux user]] || #182043 || || {{http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/favicon.ico}} [[http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/| Ubuntu user]] || #31928 || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/44410180/kubuntu-circle-small.png}} Main Ubuntu Version || Kubuntu 13.04 || |
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| I first became interested in Linux in 2000 when I saw RedHat, Mandrake and may be other distributions being sold as cheap box sets in one of my local bookshops. Unfortunately I never managed to get any distribution working properly so I gave up and returned to Windows. | I first became interested in Linux in 2000 when I saw !RedHat, Mandrake and several other distributions being sold as cheap box sets in one of my local bookshops. Unfortunately, I never managed to get any of those early installations working properly so I reluctantly gave up and returned to Windows. |
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| At the beginning of 2010, my father, who had taken up an interest in computing upon his retirement, told me he was using Ubuntu Linux and shortly after I installed Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx on an old Dell PC which I purchased in 2005. Although now upgraded, this PC saw regular use until just before the release of Precise Pangolin. | Ten years later, at the beginning of 2010, my father, who had taken up an interest in computing upon his retirement, told me that he was using Ubuntu Linux and shortly after I installed Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx on an old Dell Dimension 8400 PC which I had purchased in 2005. Although upgraded, this PC saw regular use until just before the release of Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin in April 2012 when it was reluctantly retired from service. |
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| I joined the [[http://ubuntuforums.org|Ubuntu Forums]] in May 2010 and did quite a bit of lurking until I started beta testing Ubuntu 10.10, codenamed Maverick Meerkat. After a short time away from the forums I started testing Natty Narwhal from the alpha 2 stage through to the final release and also tested Oneiric Ocelot from before the release of the first alpha, and both Ubuntu and Kubuntu for the entire development cycle of Precise Pangolin. | I started beta testing with the Ubuntu 10.10 release code-named Maverick Meerkat followed by Ubuntu 11.04, Natty Narwhal and have been involved in testing and the reporting of bugs of each release since then. |
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| I am currently running Kubuntu 12.04, Lubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.04. | I am currently using [[http://www.kubuntu.org/|Kubuntu]] 13.04, [[http://www.lubuntu.net/|Lubuntu]] 13.04 and [[http://www.ubuntu.com/|Ubuntu]] 12.04 LTS at home, and Ubuntu Server 12.10 on my VPS. |
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| == Contact Info == | I am also a licensed amateur radio operator, call-sign '''G4MBY''', previously '''G6AVH''' although currently inactive. I am looking at ways to combine my interest in amateur radio with that of Ubuntu and Kubuntu. |
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| LaunchPad: [[https://launchpad.net/~paulw2u|~paulw2u]] | == My Profile Pages == |
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| UbuntuForums: [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1078994|PaulW2U]] | * [[https://launchpad.net/~paulw2u|Launchpad]] * [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1078994|Ubuntu Forums]] * [[http://www.kubuntuforums.net/member.php?18419-PaulW2U|Kubuntu Forums]] * [[http://askubuntu.com/users/12714/paulw2u|Ask Ubuntu]] |
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| [[http://freenode.net|Freenode IRC]]: PaulW2U or G4MBY | == Internet Relay Chat == |
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| == Other Information == | My registered IRC nickname is '''PaulW2U''' although I also use '''G4MBY''' and '''G4MBY2''' from time to time. |
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| Linux user - #182043 | I am usually present in the following channels on the [[http://freenode.net/| Freenode]] network: |
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| Ubuntu user - #31928 | || #kubuntu || #kubuntu-devel || #kubuntu-offtopic || #ubuntu-news || #ubuntu-uk || |
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| == Primary Interests == | == My Contributions == |
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| I spend most of my "on-line" time in the support sections and the next release section of the Ubuntu forums and can occasionally be found on various Freenode IRC channels. | === Ubuntu Bug Squad === |
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| I am also a licensed amateur radio operator, call-sign G4MBY, although currently inactive. I am currently looking at ways to combine my interest in amateur radio with that of Ubuntu/Kubuntu Linux. | I joined the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad|Ubuntu Bug Squad]] in July 2013 to help me maintain a more consistent approach dealing with bug reports, especially those related to Kubuntu. === Ubuntu Forums === I have been a member of [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/|Ubuntu Forums]] since May 2010 and [[http://www.kubuntuforums.net/|Kubuntu Forums]] since March 2011, generally helping out whenever I can. For a number of reasons I am not too active at present but I hope to increase my presence on both forums answering support questions. === Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter === I started contributing to the production of the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter|Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter]] on a regular basis in May 2013 (edition 316) by collecting links to stories and writing summaries each weekend immediately prior to publication. === Future Plans === I currently plan to: * Actively contribute to more Ubuntu related projects. * Become an Ubuntu or Kubuntu member. === Testimonials === ''If you wish to describe any of my contributions to the Ubuntu Community, please feel free to do so below. Thank You.'' |
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Location 
Homepage 
Main Ubuntu Version
About Me
I first became interested in Linux in 2000 when I saw RedHat, Mandrake and several other distributions being sold as cheap box sets in one of my local bookshops. Unfortunately, I never managed to get any of those early installations working properly so I reluctantly gave up and returned to Windows.
Ten years later, at the beginning of 2010, my father, who had taken up an interest in computing upon his retirement, told me that he was using Ubuntu Linux and shortly after I installed Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx on an old Dell Dimension 8400 PC which I had purchased in 2005. Although upgraded, this PC saw regular use until just before the release of Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin in April 2012 when it was reluctantly retired from service.
I started beta testing with the Ubuntu 10.10 release code-named Maverick Meerkat followed by Ubuntu 11.04, Natty Narwhal and have been involved in testing and the reporting of bugs of each release since then.
I am currently using Kubuntu 13.04, Lubuntu 13.04 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS at home, and Ubuntu Server 12.10 on my VPS.
I am also a licensed amateur radio operator, call-sign G4MBY, previously G6AVH although currently inactive. I am looking at ways to combine my interest in amateur radio with that of Ubuntu and Kubuntu.
My Profile Pages
Internet Relay Chat
My registered IRC nickname is PaulW2U although I also use G4MBY and G4MBY2 from time to time.
I am usually present in the following channels on the Freenode network:
#kubuntu |
#kubuntu-devel |
#kubuntu-offtopic |
#ubuntu-news |
#ubuntu-uk |
My Contributions
Ubuntu Bug Squad
I joined the Ubuntu Bug Squad in July 2013 to help me maintain a more consistent approach dealing with bug reports, especially those related to Kubuntu.
Ubuntu Forums
I have been a member of Ubuntu Forums since May 2010 and Kubuntu Forums since March 2011, generally helping out whenever I can. For a number of reasons I am not too active at present but I hope to increase my presence on both forums answering support questions.
Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter
I started contributing to the production of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter on a regular basis in May 2013 (edition 316) by collecting links to stories and writing summaries each weekend immediately prior to publication.
Future Plans
I currently plan to:
- Actively contribute to more Ubuntu related projects.
- Become an Ubuntu or Kubuntu member.
Testimonials
If you wish to describe any of my contributions to the Ubuntu Community, please feel free to do so below. Thank You.
PaulW2U (last edited 2024-11-11 16:04:12 by paulw2u)