About Me

I started using computers in 1982 programming BASIC on an Apple ][. Please note that this is not the ][+ or the ][c and this was way before Macs.

While I have used Windows as I muddled throughout my life and career I began using Linux with Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 and reawakened my inner geek. Suddenly life has meaning again.

I've set some goals for myself because I like to move forward. Additionally, I've wanted to give something back to the community for quite a while and now I've begun that process also.

Currently, my major focus is my FOSS Music Project wiki, FOSS Music Project Drupal site (just begun!) and the libffado main inclusion report. I know, exciting!

My next focus will be directed at testing Ubuntu Studio ISO images and then documenting the testing procedures once the libffado main inclusion report is completed. Of course, this will be worked concurrently with the FOSS Music Project since the FOSS project will continue for at least a year.

Please feel free to contact me at: scottalavender@gmail.com , even to just say 'ello.

Goals

Goals_Pending

• convert more from Windows to Ubuntu
• become more involved with Ubuntu Studio
• I want to give back by helping with Ubuntu Studio by eventually helping with packaging and maintaining the repositories
• create documentation for testing Ubuntu Studio ISO images

Goals_in_Progress

• FOSS Music Project - see FOSS Music Project below for brief explanation and Ubuntu Forums post for longer explanation

  • wiki
  • Drupal site
• help testing Ubuntu Studio daily builds and Alphas

• help with Ubuntu Studio documentation at [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio]

• help push libffado into the main repositories by creating a main inclusion report.

Goals_Accomplished

• start using Ubuntu
• create web server
• create wiki for work
• create bbs
• start blogging
• create recording studio
• create data back-up for home network
• create file server using NFS for home network
• wife's laptop now uses Ubuntu 9.04
• added dual boot to my son's computer
• create custom distribution of Ubuntu based on the Misfits to help interest someone to use Ubuntu

• created Ubuntu Studio Controls documentation on the help.Ubuntu pages.

Goals_Scrubbed

• create mail server - got most of it together but realized, hey, I use gmail, why bother?

Special_Projects

FOSS_Music_Project

Basically, this is a HOWTO to show complete Linux newbies how to install and use Ubuntu Studio using modest hardware. Therefore, it will showcase a very select crash course in Linux, Ubuntu and Ubuntu Studio.

The focus will mainly be on recording music from a rock/metal band consisting of guitars, bass, drums (live and Hydrogen) and vocals. Sorry, don't know diddle about electronica or MIDI at this point.

It will also include basics about mixing and mastering music gathered from books, experience and very cool forums that include people with multiple gold records on their walls.