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||<style="color: #816647; background: #ffcc00; font-weight: bold; font-size: larger"> '''नमस्ते''' || | ||<style="color: #816647; background: #ffcc00; font-weight: bold; font-size: larger"> '''नमस्ते ... स्वाागतम् ''' || |
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= About = | ''' Hello and Welcome ''' |
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Hello and Welcome! | = Vidya Ayer = |
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I am Vidya Ayer from India, an Ubuntu user and active volunteer in [http://www.ubuntu.com Ubuntu], [http://www.ubuntu-women.org Ubuntu-Women], [http://www.linuxchix.org Linuxchix], [http://women.alioth.debian.org/ Debian-Women] and [http://dmoz.org/ DMOZ]. | Hails from India and is an Ubuntu user since Warty. [[BR]] She currently volunteers for [http://www.ubuntu.com Ubuntu], [http://www.ubuntu-women.org Ubuntu-Women], [http://www.linuxchix.org Linuxchix], [http://women.alioth.debian.org/ Debian-Women] and [http://dmoz.org/ DMOZ]. |
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= Contact = | == Contact == |
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{*} Email : svaksha@gmail.com {*} [http://www.svaksha.com Weblog] |
{*} Email : svaksha@gmail.com |
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{*} [http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/svaksha UW wikipage] | {*} [http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/svaksha Ubuntu-Women wikipage] {*} Blog : [http://www.svaksha.com svaksha.com] |
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* Admin the [http://linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/newchix Newchix] and [http://linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/jobposts Job-posts] mailing lists for [http://www.linuxchix.org LinuxChix], an online community for women "using" Linux. | * Admins the [http://linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/newchix Newchix] and [http://linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/jobposts Job-posts] mailing lists for [http://www.linuxchix.org LinuxChix], an online community for women "using" Linux. |
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* [http://dmoz.org/profiles/svaksha.html Editor] at [http://dmoz.org/ Dmoz], [http://musicmoz.org/ MusicMoz] since 2003. * Currently restricted to anything related to [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/Distributions/Debian/Flavours/Ubuntu/ Ubuntu], [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Open_Source/Software/Music_and_Audio/Libre Libre software for music and audio], and [http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Indo-European/Indo-Iranian/Indo-Aryan/Sanskrit/ Sanskrit]. |
* [http://dmoz.org/profiles/svaksha.html Editor] at [http://dmoz.org/ Dmoz], [http://musicmoz.org/ MusicMoz] since 2003. [[BR]] Currently restricted to anything related to [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/Distributions/Debian/Flavours/Ubuntu/ Ubuntu], [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Open_Source/Software/Music_and_Audio/Libre Libre software for music and audio], and [http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Indo-European/Indo-Iranian/Indo-Aryan/Sanskrit/ Sanskrit]. |
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* [http://www.ubuntu-women.org Ubuntu-Women.org]: Designed, created, and implemented the contents for the new website from our [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen old wiki page]. | * [http://www.ubuntu-women.org Ubuntu-Women.org]: Designed, created, and implemented the contents for the new website from the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen old wiki page]. |
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* Maintain the website and admin the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-women UW mailing list]. | * Maintains the website and admins the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-women UW mailing list]. |
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* Co-ordinate the [http://www.ubuntu-women.org/mentoring.html mentoring] project with [http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/ElizabethKrumbach Elizabeth Krumbach]. * Mentor women and guide new users on how to contribute to Ubuntu. |
* Co-ordinates the [http://www.ubuntu-women.org/mentoring.html mentoring] project with [http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/ElizabethKrumbach Elizabeth Krumbach] and guides new users on how to contribute to Ubuntu. |
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* Squash bugs on Malone and Ubuntu-bugzilla. | * Squashes bugs on Malone and Ubuntu-bugzilla. |
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== Ubuntu Fridge Team == {*} [http://fridge.ubuntu.com Ubuntu Fridge] - [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-fridge Launchpad] * Hopes to stock the Fridge with news, articles, and other bytes flowing in. |
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* [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-marketing/ Marketing] : Created a [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/milestones Milestones specification] for the Ubuntu Abanta(?) Magazine. The Mag project is still being discussed. | * [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-marketing/ Marketing] : Created a [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/milestones Milestones specification] for the Ubuntu Magazine which may be frozen with the Fridge. |
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* Assisting Ubuntu Marketing team members, and other community groups and teams when needed. | * Assists Marketing team members when required. |
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* Translate for the Sanskrit localisation of packages in Ubuntu. Plan to increase volunteer translators for Sanskrit, a classical Indian language. Main impediments are its classical roots, lack of daily usage, with '''zero''' commercial value resulting in low interest as its practically considered a dead language by many people. | * Translates for the Sanskrit localisation of packages in Ubuntu. Plans to increase volunteer translators for Sanskrit, a classical Indian language. Main impediments are its classical roots, lack of regular usage. Low, almost '''zero''' commercial value has also contributed to the low interest and is considered a dead language by many people. |
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== Advocacy, Misc. == | == Advocacy, ... Future == |
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* Various contributions in different Wiki's and Ubuntu mailing lists. | * Various contributions in different Wiki's, community groups/teams and Ubuntu mailing lists. |
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* Am trying to learn about packaging, testing and learning other technical details about Ubuntu and its relation with Debian and how they work in tandem. | * Time-permitting, hopes to pitch in with tasks and be useful to the Motu's by trying to learn about packaging, testing, other technical details about Ubuntu, its relation with Debian and how they work in tandem. |
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* Advocate Ubuntu awareness whenever possible and have distributed my surplus Hoary, Breezy and Dapper CD's to many people locally and am happy to note that mostly students use it more than engineers. | * Advocates Ubuntu awareness whenever possible by distributing surplus Hoary, Breezy and Dapper CD's to many people locally and found students using it more than engineers in the IT industry. |
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== Wiki Contributions == * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicCommands (now a part of Ubuntu documentation) * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen (has moved to new site) * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen/Mentors (moved to new site) * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen/Ideas (moved to new site) |
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नमस्ते ... स्वाागतम् |
ContentsBRTableOfContents |
Hello and Welcome
Vidya Ayer
Hails from India and is an Ubuntu user since Warty. BR She currently volunteers for [http://www.ubuntu.com Ubuntu], [http://www.ubuntu-women.org Ubuntu-Women], [http://www.linuxchix.org Linuxchix], [http://women.alioth.debian.org/ Debian-Women] and [http://dmoz.org/ DMOZ].
Contact
IRC : svaksha @irc.freenode.net
Email : svaksha@gmail.com
[https://launchpad.net/people/svaksha Launchpad Profile]
[http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/svaksha Ubuntu-Women wikipage]
Blog : [http://www.svaksha.com svaksha.com]
FOSS & Ubuntu Volunteer Experience
LinuxChix.org
Admins the [http://linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/newchix Newchix] and [http://linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/jobposts Job-posts] mailing lists for [http://www.linuxchix.org LinuxChix], an online community for women "using" Linux.
DMOZ.org
[http://dmoz.org/profiles/svaksha.html Editor] at [http://dmoz.org/ Dmoz], [http://musicmoz.org/ MusicMoz] since 2003. BR Currently restricted to anything related to [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/Distributions/Debian/Flavours/Ubuntu/ Ubuntu], [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Open_Source/Software/Music_and_Audio/Libre Libre software for music and audio], and [http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Indo-European/Indo-Iranian/Indo-Aryan/Sanskrit/ Sanskrit].
Ubuntu-Women Team
Ubuntu-Women - [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-women Launchpad]
[http://www.ubuntu-women.org Ubuntu-Women.org]: Designed, created, and implemented the contents for the new website from the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen old wiki page].
Maintains the website and admins the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-women UW mailing list].
Co-ordinates the [http://www.ubuntu-women.org/mentoring.html mentoring] project with [http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/ElizabethKrumbach Elizabeth Krumbach] and guides new users on how to contribute to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu Bug-Squad
BugSquad - [https://launchpad.net/people/bugsquad/ Launchpad]
- Squashes bugs on Malone and Ubuntu-bugzilla.
- Bugs reported
[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/launchpad-integration/+bug/3445 3445]
- Cant remember the numbers for the other bugs filed.
- Bugs triaged
Ubuntu Fridge Team
[http://fridge.ubuntu.com Ubuntu Fridge] - [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-fridge Launchpad]
- Hopes to stock the Fridge with news, articles, and other bytes flowing in.
Ubuntu Marketing Team
MarketingTeam - [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-marketing/ Launchpad]
[https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-marketing/ Marketing] : Created a [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/milestones Milestones specification] for the Ubuntu Magazine which may be frozen with the Fridge.
- Assists Marketing team members when required.
Debian/Ubuntu Translation/Localisation
Sanskrit Translators [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-sa Launchpad]
Co-wrote a [http://lists.debian.org/debian-glibc/2005/10/msg00008.html Sanskrit (SA) language locale] with Christian Perrier (bubulle), which awaits inclusion in the Debian package : belocs-locales-data and also in package: locales (version: 2.3.5-6).
Translates for the Sanskrit localisation of packages in Ubuntu. Plans to increase volunteer translators for Sanskrit, a classical Indian language. Main impediments are its classical roots, lack of regular usage. Low, almost zero commercial value has also contributed to the low interest and is considered a dead language by many people.
Advocacy, ... Future
- Various contributions in different Wiki's, community groups/teams and Ubuntu mailing lists.
- Time-permitting, hopes to pitch in with tasks and be useful to the Motu's by trying to learn about packaging, testing, other technical details about Ubuntu, its relation with Debian and how they work in tandem.
- Advocates Ubuntu awareness whenever possible by distributing surplus Hoary, Breezy and Dapper CD's to many people locally and found students using it more than engineers in the IT industry.
Ubuntu-IN Loco Team
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IndianTeam Ubuntu-IN] : Wrote the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IndianTeam?action=recall&rev=2 initial drafts] for the Indian Loco team.
Was involved with the [http://people.ubuntu.com/%7Efabbione/irclogs/archived/2006-03/ubuntu-meeting-2006-03-07.html setting up] of the Ubuntu-IN Loco team
Was the mailing [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-in/2006-March/000000.html list admin] for a short while.
Wiki Contributions
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicCommands (now a part of Ubuntu documentation)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen (has moved to new site)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen/Mentors (moved to new site)
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWomen/Ideas (moved to new site)
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Svaksha (last edited 2015-05-13 19:25:04 by tor-exit-01)