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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 any distribution working satisfactorily so I gave up and returned to Windows. Last year, 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 10.10 on an old PC. | 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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| 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 before the first alpha was released. | 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 am currently booting between Kubuntu 11.04, Kubuntu 11.10, Kubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.04. | 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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| == Contact Info == | 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 [[http://www.ubuntu.com/server/|Ubuntu Server]] 12.10 on my VPS. |
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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=1078994|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''' from time to time. |
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| Ubuntu user - #31928 | I am usually present in the following channels on the [[http://freenode.net/| Freenode]] network: |
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| == Primary Interests == | ||<tablestyle="margin-left: -0 !important;">#kubuntu || #kubuntu-devel || #kubuntu-offtopic || #ubuntu-news || #ubuntu-uk || |
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| I spend most of my "on-line" time in the support sections of the Ubuntu and Kubuntu forums and also in the next release section of the Ubuntu forum. | == My Contributions == |
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| 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/Kubuntu Linux. | === Ubuntu Bug Squad === I joined the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad|Ubuntu Bug Squad]] in July 2013 to help me develop 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. I hope to increase my presence on Ubuntu Forums by answering general support questions especially those related to Kubuntu and KDE. === Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter === I have contributed to the production of the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter|Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter]] by collecting links to stories and then writing summaries each weekend immediately prior to publication. My most significant contribution was between May and August 2013 (editions 316 to 331) when I was often one of just a handful of people working on the newsletter at the time. == 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. Thank You.'' |
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PaulW2U or G4MBY |
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Kubuntu 13.04 |
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 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 G4MBY 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 develop 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. I hope to increase my presence on Ubuntu Forums by answering general support questions especially those related to Kubuntu and KDE.
Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter
I have contributed to the production of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter by collecting links to stories and then writing summaries each weekend immediately prior to publication. My most significant contribution was between May and August 2013 (editions 316 to 331) when I was often one of just a handful of people working on the newsletter at the time.
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. Thank You.
PaulW2U (last edited 2024-11-11 16:04:12 by paulw2u)