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GNOME Usability contributor, occassional en_GB translator and Ubuntu user (of course). Interests in PyGTK and GNOME development and usability. #title Phil Bull
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'''Aims for 2006:''' Documentation guy, wiki editor, Mallard evangelist, DocBook wrangler, former bug triager, occasional en_GB translator, erstwhile .desktop file meddler, and Ubuntu user (of course). My interests are in documentation, user assistance, and usability.
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 * Provide useful PyGTK project for GNOME users
 * Evangelise, evangelise, evangelise
 * Comprehensive usability reviews on core GNOME apps
I graduated with a Masters' in Physics with Astrophysics from the [[http://www.physics.manchester.ac.uk/|University of Manchester]], UK, in July 2010 and I'm going on to study for a DPhil (PhD) in Theoretical Cosmology at the [[http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/|University of Oxford]], UK. I'm interested in dark energy, and will be looking at inhomogeneous (non-FRW) cosmologies which reproduce the observational effects associated with dark energy.

== Book ==

I co-authored the 4th edition of ''[[http://nostarch.com/ubuntu4.htm|Ubuntu for Non-Geeks]]'', with Rickford Grant. It was published by [[http://nostarch.com|No Starch Press]] in July 2010, and is available from all good bookstores!

You can find out more about the book (including details of parts of it that I released under a Creative Commons license) in [[http://philbull.livejournal.com/55089.html|this blog post]].

== Links ==

 * [[https://launchpad.net/people/philbull|Launchpad]]
 * [[http://www.livejournal.com/users/philbull|LiveJournal]]
 * [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/philbull/|Flickr]]
 * [[http://www.last.fm/user/pjbull/|Last.fm]]
 * [[http://twitter.com/philipbull|philipbull on Twitter]]
 * [[http://identi.ca/philbull|philbull on Identi.ca]]

== Documentation ==

I'm an active member of the Doc Team, and spend most of my Ubuntu-time committing patches, closing bugs and helping-out mentoring students. I also work with the [[http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gdp/|GNOME Documentation Project]], and am a member of its Steering Committee.

== Bugs ==

I was a member of the bugsquad, but haven't been very active recently.

 * [[https://launchpad.net/people/philbull/+subscribedbugs?field.searchtext=&search=Search+bugs+Phil+Bull+is+Cc%27d+to&orderby=-priority%2C-severity&field.status%3Alist=Unconfirmed&field.status%3Alist=Needs+Info&field.status%3Alist=Rejected&field.status%3Alist=Confirmed&field.status%3Alist=In+Progress&field.status%3Alist=Fix+Committed&field.status%3Alist=Fix+Released&assignee_option=any&field.assignee=&field.owner=&field.omit_dupes.used=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch.used=|Bugs I'm subscribed to]].
 * [[https://launchpad.net/people/philbull/+reportedbugs?field.searchtext=&search=Search+bugs+reported+by+Phil+Bull&orderby=-priority%2C-severity&field.status%3Alist=Unconfirmed&field.status%3Alist=Needs+Info&field.status%3Alist=Rejected&field.status%3Alist=Confirmed&field.status%3Alist=In+Progress&field.status%3Alist=Fix+Committed&field.status%3Alist=Fix+Released&assignee_option=any&field.assignee=&field.omit_dupes.used=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch.used=|Bugs I've reported.]]

== Responsibilities ==

 * Currently a member of the [[http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-doc-list/2009-June/msg00009.html |GNOME Documentation Team Steering Committee]].
 * I'm a maintainer of the Ubuntu documentation and member of the documentation committers team.
 * I greet new members of the documentation team and help them find tasks.

== Current Projects ==

 * Writing and editing the new GNOME desktop help
 * Planning for the coming renaissance in the GNOME developer documentation
 * Numerous GNOME application manuals (Evolution, Evince, GNOME Color Manager)
 * Working on the system documentation and TopicBasedHelp
 * Helping out with [[http://live.gnome.org/ProjectMallard|Project Mallard]]
 * Analysing IRC logs, forum posts and website statistics to try and gauge the demand for certain documentation

== Past Projects ==

 * '''MOTU Science .desktop files'''
  * [[http://tauware.de/pipermail/ubuntu-science/2006-March/000101.html|ubuntu-science Completion announcement]]
  * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2006-March/000875.html|ubuntu-art request for icons]]
  * [[http://philbull.googlepages.com/ubuntuscience|Project files and icons]]
 * '''Switching from Windows guide'''
  * [[SFWGuide]]
 * '''System documentation'''
  * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/]]
  * System -> Help and Support
 * '''GNOME manuals'''
  * Substantial updates to the GNOME [[http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/|User Guide]]
  * Coordinating the writing or updating of several GNOME manuals
   * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2008-March/010477.html|Empathy]]
   * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2007-October/009734.html|Deskbar-Applet]]
   * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2009-January/012345.html|Rhythmbox]]
 * '''DocuMENTORS'''
  * Worked on setting-up the [[DocumentationTeam/Mentoring|DocuMENTORS]] programme
  * Mentoring new contributors
 * '''Welcome Centre'''
  * Playing with the [[http://philbull.livejournal.com/43421.html|Welcome Centre]] concept (it never came to anything)

== Testing ==

Some pages I'm using to test new ideas:

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''Philbull - You're doing great work on the wiki, but please try not to duplicate pages & content that already exist. I've redirected one of your pages already, and I think some of your other new creations could be rolled into existing pages - there is a HowToGetHelp page that seems to fit.''

''Please consider joining the DocumentationTeam mailing list, and the MarketingTeam list as well, to co-ordinate the work we all do on the wiki! Thanks, and keep up the great work!'' -- Madpilot [[DateTime(2006-01-11T10:41:41Z)]]
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Documentation guy, wiki editor, Mallard evangelist, DocBook wrangler, former bug triager, occasional en_GB translator, erstwhile .desktop file meddler, and Ubuntu user (of course). My interests are in documentation, user assistance, and usability.

I graduated with a Masters' in Physics with Astrophysics from the University of Manchester, UK, in July 2010 and I'm going on to study for a DPhil (PhD) in Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Oxford, UK. I'm interested in dark energy, and will be looking at inhomogeneous (non-FRW) cosmologies which reproduce the observational effects associated with dark energy.

Book

I co-authored the 4th edition of Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, with Rickford Grant. It was published by No Starch Press in July 2010, and is available from all good bookstores!

You can find out more about the book (including details of parts of it that I released under a Creative Commons license) in this blog post.

Documentation

I'm an active member of the Doc Team, and spend most of my Ubuntu-time committing patches, closing bugs and helping-out mentoring students. I also work with the GNOME Documentation Project, and am a member of its Steering Committee.

Bugs

I was a member of the bugsquad, but haven't been very active recently.

Responsibilities

  • Currently a member of the GNOME Documentation Team Steering Committee.

  • I'm a maintainer of the Ubuntu documentation and member of the documentation committers team.
  • I greet new members of the documentation team and help them find tasks.

Current Projects

  • Writing and editing the new GNOME desktop help
  • Planning for the coming renaissance in the GNOME developer documentation
  • Numerous GNOME application manuals (Evolution, Evince, GNOME Color Manager)
  • Working on the system documentation and TopicBasedHelp

  • Helping out with Project Mallard

  • Analysing IRC logs, forum posts and website statistics to try and gauge the demand for certain documentation

Past Projects

Testing

Some pages I'm using to test new ideas:

  • <<FullSearch(Your search query "[[Include(Philbull" is invalid. Please refer to HelpOnSearching for more information.)>>


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