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I am a technologist, hacktivist and artist. I have been a gnu/Linux user, administrator and advocate from last 10 years.

• 31 years old, Indian, lives in Trivandrum, kerala (South India)

• Currently works as IT Consultant for Braille Without Borders

• Started using gnu/Linux in 1999 and later worked as sysadmin

• Free Software advocate, long time volunteer for Free Software Foundation India

• Co-founded Free Software User Group-Bangalore

• Area of interest: Accessibility (a11y), Documentation and Testing

Contact information

• Name:	Rakesh 'arky' Ambati
  Launchpad:	arky
  Email:	<arky@gnu.org.in>
  Ubuntu Forums:	Member Link
  IRC:	^arky^ on freenode.net
  Blog	http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com

Bugs

• Bug 595500

• Bug 538404

• bug 574664

• bug 574664

• bug 469877 (patched upstream)

• bug 426705

== Upstream Bugs ==

• Gnome Orca 600372

• Gnome Orca 600539

• Gnome Orca 598917

Contributions to the Ubuntu Community

• Active member of Ubuntu BugSquad

• Working with early alpha release of Jaunty, Karmic and Lucid with focus on Ubuntu Accessibility issues.

• Created Orca on Ubuntu Karmic problems / workaround / solutions

• Upstream contact for gnome-orca and accerciser packages.

Testimonials

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