RachidBM
Name |
Rachid BM |
Time zone |
Europe/Amsterdam |
Launchpad |
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IRC |
RawChid |
Blog |
rachidbm.com (dutch) |
OpenPGP key |
History
My first linux experience was around 2002 with Red Hat. For the study Informatics I needed to setup a Red hat server and try to compile some C custom made programs which we initially made on Windows. After this mandatory use of linux I tried several distro's until I installed Ubuntu 6.06 Desktop. From then I only use Ubuntu and sometimes debian.
In the beginning I mainly used IRC for support. Most help I got in #ubuntu and #ubuntu-nl. Since I joined #ubuntu-nl I mostly stayed there, and help others with their problems as well. After that I also joined the Dutch Forum, to get and give support.
During the summer of 2010 I joined the Dutch Translation Team and the Documentation Team. Both subteams of the DutchTeam Ubuntu NL.
Technical experience
In terms of programming and scripting I dare to say that I'm skilled in: Java, PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, bash, PostgreSQL and MySQL. These are techniques which I've used regularly for at least the last 4 years.
Besides those, I have experience with several other techniques. Mostly for a periode, or just experimental. I can handle those techniques, but I'm just less experienced with: Python, Perl, C, C++, C#, Groovy, Scala, JavaFX.
Current activities
Maintaining the Dutch Team/Documentation wiki on http://wiki.ubuntu-nl.org/. Help new users to get along and keep pages up-to-date or improve them.
Occasionally doing some translations in Launchpad. I did a bunch on app-install-date for the Maverick cycle.
Helping Artwork Team with the new SMF forumtheme for Ubuntu LoCo's.
- Actively participate in discussions regarding the Dutch Community on our forum, IRC channels and mailinglists.
- Attending IRC meetings from the teams I work with as well as the general monthly Ubuntu NL meeting.
Plans
Implement the new moinmoin LoCo theme on the Dutch wiki.
- Orientate more in the international community.
- Support Ubuntu with coding (help with fixing bugs or implement new features) or build software for the community