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My name is Danny Piccirillo and I am an environmentalist, activist, and an advocate of free software and open source. I live in Newton, Massachusetts, USA, very close to Boston. I am in my Junior year at Newton North High School. I was born in 1991 and have lived in Newton since I was an infant (though not in the same house). I am an official Ubuntu Member and was approved on October 9th, 2007. My name is Danny Piccirillo and I am an humanist, environmentalist, activist, and an advocate of digital freedom and subsequently free software and free formats. I live in Newton, Massachusetts, USA, very close to Boston. I am in my Junior year at Newton North High School where I am working with the tech department to adopt free software solutions like Ubuntu, SchoolTool, Drupal, and Moodle. I was born in 1991 and have lived in Newton since I was an infant (though not in the same house). I am an Ubuntero, and an official Ubuntu Member and was approved on October 9th, 2007.
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As a child I valued virtue above all else, whether I was aware of it or not. I loved nature and was as close to an environmentalist as someone that young can be without any real understanding of the greater world of politics built up around him. I valued life, freedom, and truth. As I grew up i became aware of environmental, political, and moral issues plaguing our world. Today, I am a leader of my school's Environmental Club which has taught me a lot about leadership and I have become absorbed in Free/Open Source Software and Technology as well as digital rights and freedoms. So here I am, supporting Ubuntu :) As a child I valued virtue above all else, whether I was aware of it or not. I loved nature and was as close to an environmentalist as someone that young can be without any real understanding of the greater world of politics built up around him. I valued life, freedom, and truth. As I grew up I became aware of environmental, political, and moral issues plaguing our world. Today, I am a leader of my school's Environmental Club which has taught me a lot about leadership and I have become absorbed in the Digital Freedom movement. So here I am, supporting Ubuntu :)
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I have had a love for computers and technology since i was very young. I was introduced to computers with Windows so I began with blind faith in Microsoft but my interests in computers inevitably led me to learn about digital rights and open source. I began using Linux when i was 15 years old in late 2006 with Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft and ever since, I have become more and more involved. I am one of the core members of the Ubuntu Massachusetts Team as well as a less involved (at this point) member of the Ubuntu Marketing Team and the Ubuntu US Team. I have had a love for computers and technology since I was very young. I was introduced to computers with Windows so I began with blind faith in Microsoft but my interests in computers inevitably led me to learn about digital rights and free software and formats and the like. I began using Linux when i was 15 years old in late 2006 with Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft and ever since, I have become more and more involved. I am one of the core members of the Ubuntu Massachusetts Team as well as a member of the Ubuntu Marketing Team and the Ubuntu US Team.
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==== Team Wiki Contributions ====
You can look at our wiki to see my work.
=== Wiki Contributions ===
You can look at the MA Team wiki to see my work. I redesigned it from top to bottom and made it what it is today.
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Other pages I made:
 * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoActivism
 * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeSoftware
 * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeSoftwareAlternatives

General

My name is Danny Piccirillo and I am an humanist, environmentalist, activist, and an advocate of digital freedom and subsequently free software and free formats. I live in Newton, Massachusetts, USA, very close to Boston. I am in my Junior year at Newton North High School where I am working with the tech department to adopt free software solutions like Ubuntu, SchoolTool, Drupal, and Moodle. I was born in 1991 and have lived in Newton since I was an infant (though not in the same house). I am an Ubuntero, and an official Ubuntu Member and was approved on October 9th, 2007.

Contact

My Path

As a child I valued virtue above all else, whether I was aware of it or not. I loved nature and was as close to an environmentalist as someone that young can be without any real understanding of the greater world of politics built up around him. I valued life, freedom, and truth. As I grew up I became aware of environmental, political, and moral issues plaguing our world. Today, I am a leader of my school's Environmental Club which has taught me a lot about leadership and I have become absorbed in the Digital Freedom movement. So here I am, supporting Ubuntu Smile :)

My Interest and Experience with Linux

I have had a love for computers and technology since I was very young. I was introduced to computers with Windows so I began with blind faith in Microsoft but my interests in computers inevitably led me to learn about digital rights and free software and formats and the like. I began using Linux when i was 15 years old in late 2006 with Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft and ever since, I have become more and more involved. I am one of the core members of the Ubuntu Massachusetts Team as well as a member of the Ubuntu Marketing Team and the Ubuntu US Team.

My Involvement with Ubuntu

Massachusetts Team

As a member of the [:MassachusettsTeam:Massachusetts Ubuntu LoCo Team] and I have helped to start and run some [:MassachusettsTeam/Projects:projects] and [:MassachusettsTeam/Events:events] as well as attend [:MassachusettsTeam/Meetings:meetings]. Most of the work i do for the team is on the Wiki.

Wiki Contributions

You can look at the MA Team wiki to see my work. I redesigned it from top to bottom and made it what it is today. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MassachusettsTeam

Other pages I made:

Outside contributions

I advocate Ubuntu at my school and would love to get my city library to switch too. I am working with my school to test out Ubuntu and have gotten the head of the Technology Department to give me a brand new school iMac (right out of the box) to install Ubuntu on and put it out for students to try and give feedback on. So far, so good!

I help friends and family switch too. Everybody loves it!

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