About Me

I maintain the Cisco network at [http://weber.edu Weber State University]. As part of my job, I work with many open source network management applications including [http://nedi.sf.net NeDi], [http://www.pfsense.com pfSense], [http://www.cacti.net/ Cacti], [http://www.packetfence.com PacketFence], [http://www.groundworkopensource.com/community/ GroundWorks Open Source (Nagios)], [http://ntop.org Ntop], [http://www.splintered.net/sw/flow-tools/docs/flow-tools.html Flow-tools], [http://nfsen.sf.net NFsen], [http://snort.org Snort], and [http://secureideas.sourceforge.net/ Base].

My interest in Ubuntu

I have been with Ubuntu since the beginning. I was looking into UserLinux at the time (fall 2004), when I heard about a secret Debian-based distribution that was being created (http://no-name-yet.com) by the Warty Warthogs. I fell in love with Ubuntu at first sight of the Ubuntu 4.10 Preview Release. I was infatuated with how Ubuntu took the best parts of Debian (apt, non-commercial) and improved on all the things that Debian lacked (regular releases, simple install). It was a dream come true!

Contact

• Blog: [http://useopensource.blogspot.com/ The Open Source Advocate] - I often write about Ubuntu

• My Public Key: [http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x744BF6F9&op=index 744BF6F9]

• Email: tristan {at} witenko {dot} com

• Jabber: tristan.rhodes@gmail.com

• IRC: #ubuntu-utah channel on irc.freenode.net (tristanbob)

Community Contributions

General

Presented Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) to the Ogden Area Linux User Group (OALUG) in 2004

• Almost all members have since converted to Ubuntu

Included Ubuntu disks with my Christmas cards that year (2004) Thanks Canonical for ShipIt!

• A friend used his Christmas CD to install Ubuntu after his Windows crashed due to viruses

Used Ubuntu at work as a network management server

• A few co-workers have since converted to Ubuntu

Installed Ubuntu 6.06 LTS on my brother/sister-in-law's PC

• His Windows installation was also unusable due to viruses

Installed Ubuntu 6.06 LTS on a virtual machine for my father

• He doesn't want to have to upgrade to Vista, so he is learning Ubuntu

UtahTeam Member

We help provide local support and education about Ubuntu for the state of Utah. For information about our team please see ["UtahTeam"], [http://launchpad.net/people/slcteam Launchpad Team Page] or our [http://ubuntu-utah.org Home Page].

Wiki Contributions

The LoopList (List Of Open-source Programs) for Windows :

• This is a list of the best open-source applications that run on Windows. Feel free to edit this list and add any programs that meet the criteria below. The purpose of this list is to demonstrate the quality of open-source applications and advocate the open source software development model.

NediHowTo

CactiHowTo

MailScanner

ClipArt - "Where can I get more clipart?" is the first thing my sister-in-law asked after I installed Ubuntu on her PC.

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OpenSSL#head-fe267ac439e0d5549c94b2f111d87f803418d191 OpenSSL] - I created the section on "Redirecting HTTP traffic to HTTPS")

[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/CommandLine CommandLine] - I created the section on "Enabling Repositories with a (non-interactive) Script"

Ubuntu Member

(Status : Submitting Application) I advocate OSS and Ubuntu Linux in the state of Utah. I would love to see OSS more widely used in homes, schools, businesses and government offices. Below are our ["UtahTeam"] proposed steps:

Step 1

As a Team we are working on recruiting more local users. This is done through regular CD distribution in Universities and local hardware/service shops. A stronger local support base will be critical to growing & supporting Ubuntu in the state of Utah.

Step 2

We are planning on presenting the state offices with information on migrating to OSS. Drafts and letters to be made available as they are produced.

We also plan on distributing Edubuntu/Ubuntu within local school districts.

Step 3

Support! We have setup a website, IRC channel and mailing list to support continued growth in the area. This is the key step. Without the support of a strong and widespread team base these goals will not be possible.

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