RachidBM

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Name

Rachid BM

Time zone

Europe/Amsterdam

Launchpad

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IRC

RawChid

Blog

rachidbm.com (dutch)

LinkedIn

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OpenPGP key

D576C5FC

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



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