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I have been an Ubuntu advocate ever since I first met the community around Ubuntu. I think the community and organization is one of the most vital and strong parts of Ubuntu. It's the main reason that I'm so hooked on Ubuntu. I have been a Ubuntu advocate ever since I first met the community around Ubuntu. I think the community and organization is one of the most vital and strong parts of Ubuntu. It's the main reason that I'm so hooked on Ubuntu.

Personal Information

http://media.ubuntu-nl.org/images/hackergotchis/profox.png

(I was looking right into the sun when Alexander suddenly took this picture; and DennisKaarsemaker couldn't resist creating a hackergotchi out of it :)

Real name:

Wesley Stessens

Nickname:

profoX

Age:

18 (24/05/1989)

Occupation:

Student (Accountancy and Information Technology)

Nationality:

Belgian

Country:

Belgium

Launchpad:

[https://launchpad.net/~profox Link to my Launchpad page]

Blog:

[http://wesley.debianbox.be Link to Personal TechBlog]

E-mail:

[mailto:wesley@ubuntu-nl.org wesley@ubuntu-nl.org]

Ubuntu Contributions

Advocacy

I have been a Ubuntu advocate ever since I first met the community around Ubuntu. I think the community and organization is one of the most vital and strong parts of Ubuntu. It's the main reason that I'm so hooked on Ubuntu.

As an Ubuntu advocate I promote Ubuntu as a viable alternative to offerings from other companies (Microsoft, Apple to name a few). Some of my friends call me Linux freak, which is what I certainly am when it comes to computing. I can be very persuasive when it comes to promoting Ubuntu. No secrets though. I tell all good and bad things about using Ubuntu, I explain why open source matters, I explain in what ways Ubuntu is a viable alternative and in what ways it is not, but most of all, I show them how easy it is to get started. Many have made the jump to at least a dual boot configuration because of my advocacy. And a few guys switched over completely.

Support

Ubuntu-NL Forum Support

I registered on the [http://forum.ubuntu-nl.org/profile/515 Dutch Ubuntu forums] on February 2006. I have made more than 4500 posts so far. Most of those posts were actually on topic (although I enjoy relaxing in the off topic forum section too!)

Ubuntu-NL IRC Support

I have helped many people on the Dutch Ubuntu IRC channel. Although I have no time for active (full time) support through IRC anymore these days, I'm still active in the channel and I help where I can.

Real life Support

In real life I have helped many users with installing and/or configuring Ubuntu on their systems. Users that I help are users that I know from meetings or from the forum, although I also help with installing and configuring Ubuntu on my friends their computers.

Moderation

Ubuntu-NL Forum Moderation

In September 2006 I became a forum moderator for the [http://forum.ubuntu-nl.org/profile/515 Dutch Ubuntu forums]. My job as a forum moderator is to keep everything clean, eliminate problems (flamewars, spam...) and to maintain a healthy and fun atmosphere where everyone feels at home. I also want to take this opportunity to do a little "shout out" to my co-moderators on the Dutch Ubuntu forums for their continuing trust and support. I really enjoy working with you guys!

Ubuntu-NL Website Moderation

In February 2007 I became a website moderator for the [http://www.ubuntu-nl.org Dutch Ubuntu website]. My first action as website moderator was to try and correct most spelling mistakes. And now I just try to keep all pages up to date and to correct mistakes in the content or spelling by tracking bug reports for the website on [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-nl-website this Launchpad page].

Translations

Dutch translations for USN

In March 2007 I started translating all Ubuntu Security Notices to Dutch. All security notices from March until now have been translated by me. I try to keep track of the Ubuntu Security Notices every day and my personal deadline is 2 days after a Ubuntu Security Notice appears, it has to be translated. In the meanwhile, DennisKaarsemaker is setting up an RSS feed for the Dutch Ubuntu Security Notices. I don't know how the RSS feed will work, but my plan is to dynamically pull the contents of the translated Ubuntu Security Notices and to use the untranslated English description when the translation is not ready yet (with a header or footer stating that the translation has not yet been made).

Meetings and Fairs

Ubuntu-NL Meetings

I plan to go to every big Ubuntu-NL meeting in the Netherlands. There will be approximately two big meetings per year. I have so far visited only one (the big [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NlWinterMeeting2007 Wintermeeting] in February 2007) but I am planning to go to all the following big meetings too.

Ubuntu-BE Fairs and Events

Because I live in Belgium, it is easier for me to go to fairs and events in Belgium. So far I have helped organizing the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/Fosdem2007 Ubuntu booth at FOSDEM] in February 2007 in Brussels and I was representing the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Genk%26Hasselt Ubuntu booth at Micro Mega Market] in May 2007 in Hasselt. In the future I will help at a lot more fairs and events. It is fun to be able to introduce Ubuntu to new users and to help existing users in real life.

Bug triaging

I report bugs for myself and a few others and keep track of bugs that are important to me. You can view [https://launchpad.net/~profox my Launchpad page] to view my bug history at Launchpad.

Marketing

Ubuntu Shirts

In April 2007 I heard Ubuntu shirts could be ordered from the marketing team. LoCo groups could order a lot of shirts at once to reduce shipping costs. I am responsible for the shirts for Ubuntu Belgium. I have already accepted and placed all orders and paid the marketing team. Soon I will receive the shirts so I can start to hand them out to the guys and girls that ordered one.

Ubuntu-NL Magazine

In February 2007 the idea for a Dutch Ubuntu magazine arose. I made sure the project had a flying start. I set up the necessary pages and did the initial organization. Soon we had an IRC meeting to decide who does what. I was chosen among a few other enthusiasts to form the editorial board. Our first magazine release has been delayed due to problems with the DTP layout in Scribus, but we will finish our first release as soon as possible. More information about the current state of the magazine is available on the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NlUbuntuMagazine Ubuntu Magazine wiki page].

Programming

  • In July 2006 I wrote patches and bug fixes for the first version of [https://launchpad.net/usp/ Ubuntu System Panel]. Today Ubuntu System Panel still exists, it has been rewritten and is still in development, but I stopped writing patches and bug fixes for the new versions.

Other Contributions

Support

Moderation

Translations

  • In 2007 I translated [http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/ SMPlayer] (a relatively new MPlayer frontend) into Dutch. I still update the translation for every new version.

Programming

  • In 2007 I started the [https://launchpad.net/qashflow Qashflow project]. Qashflow is accountancy software that is designed with two things in mind: usability (or user friendlyness) and modularity (it should be easy to adapt the application to your personal needs). There is no code yet. Only conceptual design. The application will be programmed in C++ (or Python; not decided yet) using the Qt 4 toolkit.

Future Plans

  • Visit as many meetings, fairs and events as possible.
  • Help to bridge the compatibility/usability gap between GNOME and KDE.
  • Work on new modern user interfaces.

Lingual Abilities

Language

Native

Reading

Writing

Speaking

Dutch (nl)

Yes

Very good

Very good

Very good

English (en)

No

Very good

Very good

Very good

French (fr)

No

Good

Good

Less than good

German (de)

No

Good

Not able

Not able

Endorsements

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