RyanKavanagh
About Me
- Proud Franco-Ontarian (French speaking, Ontarian citizen), living in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Born September 15th 1992
- Student
- Have been using Linux since December 2004 when I installed Debian onto a Pentium 2 I had just bought.
- Interests are Bagiping, Badminton, Computers and reading
My Goals
- Learn python (getting there)
- Become ubuntu member by 2007-02
- Become MOTU by 2007-06
- Become more proficient with Inkscape / GIMP so that I can help out with some artwork
Contact Me
IRC: ryanakca on irc.freenode.org
EMail: MailTo(ryanakca AT gmail DOT com) (Please use gpg when possible if you are emailing me)
GPG Key: [http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x4EBE56CB0EFECBED2A928D4F7BD15207E95EDDC9 0xE95EDDC9]
[https://launchpad.net/~ryanakca Launchpad]
Ubuntu Stuff
My contributions
Bug [https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ryanakca/+reportedbugs reports] & triaging: [https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ryanakca/+assignedbugs assigned], [https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ryanakca/+subscribedbugs subscribed]
[https://translations.launchpad.net/~ryanakca/+translations A bit of translation on Launchpad / Rosetta]
- Answer questions here and there on the forums as well as in #kubuntu / #ubuntu
Answer [https://answers.launchpad.net/~ryanakca/+tickets support requests]
Organised the IdeaPool (It's now in alphabetical order, to my great awe)
Helped found the Ubuntu Classroom along with hybrid, and I'm currently co-managingFootNote(If you have any ideas on future topics or ways we could improve the project, please contact me) it. -> ["Classroom"]
- Active teacher for Ubuntu ["Classroom"].
Designed Kubuntu Edgy's [http://www.kubuntu.org/images/kubuntu-edgy-rc.png RC Release Image.]
- Spread the word about Kubuntu and Linux in general threw out my school and family, installed Kubuntu for those who wanted to try it out, and check in every now and then to see if they were having any trouble.
Current work
Package SolSeek (an applet for kicker)
- Figure out the future of Ubuntu Classroom (we've run out of topics)
Contributions in the near future
- Write a HOWTO on getting GPG to work with KMail
- Will be installing (k/x)ubuntu on 2 computers in January
- Will hopefully have a demo of Edubuntu and/or kubuntu for the school techie sometime in the second semester of the 2006-2007 school year
The Future
- Continue to spread the word about Ubuntu
- Become more proficient with Inkscape / GIMP so that I can help out with some artwork
- Become more proficient in packaging
- Get proficient enough in python to do a bit of programming for Kubuntu (System Settings maybe?)
- Look into writing documentation (See if it's something that I find interesting)
Groups I'm part of
- Ubuntu Quality Assurance
- Ubuntu Canada Team
- Kubuntu Users
- New User Network (NUN)
- Kubuntu FR
- Contributors of packages for ubuntu universe
- Kubuntu testers
Groups I wish I was part of
- Ubuntu French Translators
- Kubuntu members
- MOTU