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I have been using Linux on and off since 2002. After the Hoary release, I replaced by OS X installation with Ubuntu on my powerbook and have since never looked back. Ubuntu is an operating system I was very impressed with. (I used to use Yellow Dog Linux and Debian before). It also has a very friendly community, and makes it pretty easy to ask questions and contribute back to Ubuntu. I have been using Linux on and off since 2002. After the Hoary release, I replaced by OS X installation with Ubuntu on my powerbook and have since never looked back. Ubuntu is an operating system I was very impressed with. (I used to use Yellow Dog Linux and Debian before. I even tried Gentoo,lol). It has a very friendly community, and makes it pretty easy to ask questions and contribute back to Ubuntu. I now run Mac OS X from within Ubuntu, thanks to the MacOnLinux project!
 
I have installed Ubuntu on my ibook, on my friends Toshiba laptop, another friends AMD64 machine just to test out Ubuntu on various platforms. I also run a Ubuntu server at work.

I currently use Dapper on my ibook with no current plans to upgrade!
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I am a member of NewUserMentors and hence I spend about 5-6 hours on #(k)ubuntu everyday trying to answer questions that people might have. I also try to answer questions on the [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ Ubuntu Forums].
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I help clean up the wiki as a member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/wikiteam WikiTeam]. The single most important contribution I think would be creation of the WifiDocs page. Since I use Kubuntu, I am a member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/kubuntu-team Kubuntu Team]. I am currently working on the DocumentationTeam/KubuntuDesktopGuide and coordinate with other people, encouraging them to contribute to the guide.
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I am also part of the [http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org EasyUbuntu] developers team. My main motivation is that projects like this will always exist, so it might be better to influence them by contributing to them (code-wise), instead of cribbing about how unsafe they are, as new users will definetly not care. === Support ===
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== Future Plans == The amount of time I spend on Linux has reduced dramatically since I started working. IRC time has reduced significantly, though I hope that all that will change now :).
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 I am currently learning to package the "right" way. I would like to build packages for [http://www.pyrorobotics.org pyro], and am currently coordinating upstream for all the dependencies of pyro robotics. One of my targets is to become a MOTU sometime. === Documentation ===
As a part of the Ubuntu doc team, I am working on the Kubuntu Docs for Gutsy.
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=== Bugs ===

I report bugs which affect my setups.

=== Other ===

Used to maintain [http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org EasyUbuntu].

=== Future Plans ===

 * Getting Kubuntu Desktop Guide in time for Gutsy!
 * Greater involvement in Documentation Team activities (and hence understanding).

 
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 * Email: [[MailTo(venkatraghavan@gmail.com)]]  * Email: [[MailTo(venkat I raghavan DONT AT WANT SPAM gmail DOT c o m)]]
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 * Launchpad: [https://launchpad.net/people/robotgeek robotgeek]  * Launchpad: [https://launchpad.net/people/venkatvc venkatvc]
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== Academic ==

I have a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. My research interests are robotics and control systems. I and am currently looking for a job.

=== Wiki Pages I've contributed ===

 * MultisyncHowto
 * ["JavaPPC"]
 * ["WifiDocs/NetgearMA111"]
 * AddingRepositoriesCliHowto
 * VimHowto
 * CompilingSoftware
 * GnuPrivacyGuardHowto
 * WifiDocs
 * AutomaticallyMountPartitions

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VenkatRaghavan (robotgeek)

I have been using Linux on and off since 2002. After the Hoary release, I replaced by OS X installation with Ubuntu on my powerbook and have since never looked back. Ubuntu is an operating system I was very impressed with. (I used to use Yellow Dog Linux and Debian before. I even tried Gentoo,lol). It has a very friendly community, and makes it pretty easy to ask questions and contribute back to Ubuntu. I now run Mac OS X from within Ubuntu, thanks to the MacOnLinux project!

I have installed Ubuntu on my ibook, on my friends Toshiba laptop, another friends AMD64 machine just to test out Ubuntu on various platforms. I also run a Ubuntu server at work.

I currently use Dapper on my ibook with no current plans to upgrade!

Ubuntu Activities

Support

The amount of time I spend on Linux has reduced dramatically since I started working. IRC time has reduced significantly, though I hope that all that will change now :).

Documentation

As a part of the Ubuntu doc team, I am working on the Kubuntu Docs for Gutsy.

Bugs

I report bugs which affect my setups.

Other

Used to maintain [http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org EasyUbuntu].

Future Plans

  • Getting Kubuntu Desktop Guide in time for Gutsy!
  • Greater involvement in Documentation Team activities (and hence understanding).

My contact information

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