VenkatRaghavan
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). It has a very friendly community, and makes it pretty easy to ask questions and contribute back to Ubuntu.
Since then, I have installed Ubuntu on my ibook, on my friends Toshiba laptop, another friends AMD64 machine just to test out Ubuntu on various platforms.
Ubuntu Activities
Support
I joined NewUserMentors on 2005-09-08. Since then, I have spent about 5-6 hours on #(k)ubuntu everyday trying to answer questions that people might have. I am also an kop on #kubuntu.
I also try to answer questions on the [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ Ubuntu Forums].
Documentation
I help clean up the wiki as a member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/wikiteam WikiTeam]. Please see links at the bottom for my contributions.
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 Kubuntu Desktop Guide] and coordinate with other people, encouraging them to contribute to the guide.
Other
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 complaining about how unsafe they are, as new users will definetly not care.
Future Plans
My basic aims are to continue doing what I am doing right now, i.e. Support and Documentation.
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. Hopefully, I will be able to help the MOTU Science team and the Ubuntu team with my packaging skills soon.
My contact information
- IRC : robotgeek on irc.freenode.net
Launchpad: [https://launchpad.net/people/robotgeek robotgeek]
Forums: [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=53141 robotgeek]
GPG Key ID: [http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9DCFDFD0915F831B9979A1AA72663D39E9E707A9 E9E707A9]
Homepage : [http://robotgeek.org http://robotgeek.org]
Academic
I have a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. My research interests are robotics and control systems.
Wiki Pages I've contributed
- ["JavaPPC"]
- ["WifiDocs/Device/NetgearMA111"]