Russell

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রাসেল জন

Myself

Location

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Timezone

GMT +6

Launchpad

[https://launchpad.net/~russelljohn Russell John]

Email

russell AT linux.org.bd

Website

http://russell.ekushey.com

IRC

Ekushey on FreeNode #Ubuntu-BD

GPG Key

[http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x91F003D2 91F003D2]

Ubuntu Bangladesh

  • I'm the team leader and contact person for this team.
  • I maintain [http://www.ubuntu-bd-org ubuntu-bd.org].

  • I ran the official Bangladeshi release mirror of for 2 months (had to be closed down due to lack of sponsor).

Speaking Experiences

  • Migrating to Linux: Introduction to Open Source Tools: I conducted a workshop at [http://www.northsouth.edu North South University] on June 15, 2006, where Computer Science students were introduced to Ubuntu and Kubuntu Linux. NSU is ranked as the #1 private university by government.

  • Free and Open Source Software: Development Opportunities: I was the key-note speaker on this seminar, held at [http://www.bcscomputershow.com BCS Computer Show 2006] on Semptember 17, 2006.

  • Linux for Home Users: I conducted this worksop at East West University on April 8, 2007. 108 undergraduate and graduate level students from from 9 departments participated on this day-long workshop, where various issues of Ubuntu and Kubuntu were discussed.

  • Teacher Professional Development: I was the lead instructor of a 5-day long Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training at Central Gono Bidyalaya, Sonargoan held on March 9 to March 13, 2006. On this training, 18 school teachers coming from different parts of the country were how to use a Ubuntu Linux desktop for their everyday use.

Other Affiliations

President

[http://www.linux.org.bd Bangladesh Linux Users Alliance]

Maintainer (Bangladesh)

[http://counter.li.org Linux Counter]

Maintainer (Bangladesh)

[http://www.iosn.net International Open Source Network]

Jurisdiction Lead

[http://www.creativecommons.org/worldwide/ Creative Commons]


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