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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)>>|| ||<tablestyle="background:#F1F1ED; margin-left: -0 !important;"> {{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 || || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/team}} [[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 anything working satisfactorily so I soon gave up and returned to Windows until last year, 2010. My father who had taken up an interest in computing upon his retirement told me he was playing with Ubuntu Linux and I soon found that I could get it working on my ageing PC. | I first became interested in Linux in 2000 when I saw Red``Hat, 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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| I joined the [[http://ubuntuforums.org|Ubuntu Forums]] in May of 2010 and did quite a bit of lurking until I started beta testing Ubuntu 10.10, codenamed Maverick Meerkat. I started testing Natty Narwhal once it entered the alpha 2 stage through to the release date. I am currently dual booting between Ubuntu 10.04 and Kubuntu 11.04 and will return to testing and using Unity during either the 11.10 or 12.04 development cycles. | 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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| == Contact Info == | I am currently using [[http://www.kubuntu.org/|Kubuntu]] 13.10 & 13.04, [[http://www.lubuntu.net/|Lubuntu]] 13.04 and [[http://www.ubuntu.com/|Ubuntu]] 12.04 LTS at home, and [[http://www.ubuntu.com/server/|Ubuntu Server]] 12.10 on my virtual private server which is currently located in Amsterdam. |
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| LaunchPad: [[https://launchpad.net/~paulw2u|~paulw2u]] | I am also a licensed amateur radio operator, call-sign '''G4MBY''', previously '''G6AVH''' although now inactive. I am currently looking at ways to combine my interest in amateur radio with that of Ubuntu and Kubuntu, and return to the air-waves in one form or another in due course. |
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| UbuntuForums: [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=00000|PaulW2U]] | == My Profile Pages == |
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| IRC: PaulW2U or G4MBY on irc.freenode.net | * [[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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| == Other Information == | == Internet Relay Chat == |
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| Linux user - #182043 | My registered IRC nickname is '''PaulW2U''' although I also use '''G4MBY'''and '''G4MBY2''' from time to time. |
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| Ubuntu user - #31928 | I am usually present in the following channels, amongst many others, on the [[http://freenode.net/| Freenode]] network: |
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| == Primary Interests == | ||<tablestyle="background:#F1F1ED; margin-left: -0 !important;"> #kubuntu || #kubuntu-devel || #kubuntu-offtopic || #ubuntu-news || #ubuntu-uk || |
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| Until recently I would spend most of my time in the next release section of Development & Programming sub-forum but due to personal reasons I will not testing Oneiric Ocelot. I am also a licensed amateur radio operator, callsign G4MBY although currently inactive. I am currently looking at ways to combine my interest in amateur radio with that of Ubuntu Linux. | == My Contributions == === Ubuntu Bug Squad === I joined the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad|Ubuntu Bug Squad]] in July 2013 with the aim of submitting better bug reports, improve those already submitted, identify duplicate reports and remove any out of date reports that refer to either old versions of software or Ubuntu releases that are no longer supported. Although I have only recently joined the Bug``Squad I have been reporting bugs for all Ubuntu releases that I have used since I started beta testing Maverick Meerkat. === 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. I like to answer general support questions especially those related to Kubuntu and KDE and those posted by "Absolute Beginners". I also assist the moderation and administration staff by alerting them to duplicate, inappropriate or "spam" posts. === Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter === I am now a regular contributor to the production of the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter|Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter]]. Each week, as part of a small team, I collect links to stories, podcasts and videos, write summaries for the links that have been collected and then proof read the final draft prior to the newsletter being released. My first contribution was for [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue316|issue 316]] which released on 13th May 2013. == 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 in further detail, please feel free to do so. 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 am currently using Kubuntu 13.10 & 13.04, Lubuntu 13.04 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS at home, and Ubuntu Server 12.10 on my virtual private server which is currently located in Amsterdam.
I am also a licensed amateur radio operator, call-sign G4MBY, previously G6AVH although now inactive. I am currently looking at ways to combine my interest in amateur radio with that of Ubuntu and Kubuntu, and return to the air-waves in one form or another in due course.
My Profile Pages
Internet Relay Chat
My registered IRC nickname is PaulW2U although I also use G4MBYand G4MBY2 from time to time.
I am usually present in the following channels, amongst many others, 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 with the aim of submitting better bug reports, improve those already submitted, identify duplicate reports and remove any out of date reports that refer to either old versions of software or Ubuntu releases that are no longer supported. Although I have only recently joined the BugSquad I have been reporting bugs for all Ubuntu releases that I have used since I started beta testing Maverick Meerkat.
Ubuntu Forums
I have been a member of Ubuntu Forums since May 2010 and Kubuntu Forums since March 2011. I like to answer general support questions especially those related to Kubuntu and KDE and those posted by "Absolute Beginners". I also assist the moderation and administration staff by alerting them to duplicate, inappropriate or "spam" posts.
Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter
I am now a regular contributor to the production of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. Each week, as part of a small team, I collect links to stories, podcasts and videos, write summaries for the links that have been collected and then proof read the final draft prior to the newsletter being released. My first contribution was for issue 316 which released on 13th May 2013.
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 in further detail, please feel free to do so. Thank You.
#Last updated 06/10/13 @ 00:12
PaulW2U (last edited 2024-11-11 16:04:12 by paulw2u)