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Goals Pending * convert someone from Windows to Ubuntu * start blogging * create file server using NFS for home network * create data back-up for home network |
= About Me = ||<tablestyle="float:left; font-size: 0.9em; background:#FFFFCC; width:57%; margin: 1em 1em 0 0;" style="padding:0.5em;"> '''About Me''' || || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/person}} Name: Scott Lavender || || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/mail}} Email: <<MailTo(scottalavender@gmail.com)>> || || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/language}} IRC: ScottL or scott-work on Freenode || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/7112607/14-netscape.png}} Website: [[http://dullass.blogspot.com/]] || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/9608570/ubuntu_emblem.png}} Ubuntu Forums: [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=965498 | Scott L]] || || {{https://launchpad.net/favicon.ico}} Launchpad: [[https://launchpad.net/~slavender|Scott Lavender]] || |
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Goals in Progress * create recording studio * create mail server |
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Goals Accomplished | <<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>> I started using computers in 1982 programming BASIC on an Apple ][ in junior high, even spending my lunch hour typing away to make some silly ASCII art rocket ship fly off the screen. Note that this is not the ][+ or the ][c and this was ''way'' before Macs. From there I moved onto a Commodore64 where my real inner geek developed. While I have used Windows as I muddled throughout my life and career I began using Linux with Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 in January of 2008 (thanks PC Magazine!) 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 [[http://fossmusicproject.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page|FOSS Music Project wiki]], [[http://fossmusicproject.org/drupal/|FOSS Music Project Drupal site (just begun!)]] and the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MainInclusionReport/libffado|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. = Membership Application = This section is my Membership application. == Summary of Contributions == helping organize, main inclusion reports == Launchpad Profile == # A summary of your contributions to Ubuntu (no longer than 2-3 lines) # A link to your Launchpad profile # A complete description of your contributions to Ubuntu # Your plans and ideas for Ubuntu in the near and far future = 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 [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScottLavender#FOSS%20Music%20Project|FOSS Music Project]] below for brief explanation and [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1149477 |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 [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MainInclusionReport/libffado|main inclusion report]]. == Goals Accomplished == |
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* 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 [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudioControls|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. |
About Me
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I started using computers in 1982 programming BASIC on an Apple ][ in junior high, even spending my lunch hour typing away to make some silly ASCII art rocket ship fly off the screen. Note that this is not the ][+ or the ][c and this was way before Macs. From there I moved onto a Commodore64 where my real inner geek developed.
While I have used Windows as I muddled throughout my life and career I began using Linux with Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 in January of 2008 (thanks PC Magazine!) 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.
= Membership Application = This section is my Membership application.
Summary of Contributions
helping organize, main inclusion reports
Launchpad Profile
# A summary of your contributions to Ubuntu (no longer than 2-3 lines) # A link to your Launchpad profile # A complete description of your contributions to Ubuntu # Your plans and ideas for Ubuntu in the near and far future
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.
ScottLavender (last edited 2010-11-26 13:05:17 by conr-adsl-dhcp-64-92-4-194)