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My FOSS and Ubuntu contributions to date include Ubuntu Contribution Summary
 * Code contributions to f-spot, freemix, bzr ([[https://code.launchpad.net/~declanmg/bzr/264275-fix|bzr contrib]] pending approval by bzr patch manager)
 * Regularly featuring (K)ubuntu issues I've troubleshooted on my blog at [[http://www.theirishpenguin.com|theirishpenguin.com]]
 * Contributing articles to 3rd party FOSS knowledge bases such as on [[http://techbase.kde.org/User:Declan.mcgrath|KDE Techbase]]

My other FOSS and Ubuntu contributions to date include
 * Bug reports on update-manager, mysql, mono-debugger
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 * Code contributions to f-spot, freemix, bzr (pending approval by bzr patch manager)
 * Bug reports on update-manager, mysql, mono-debugger
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 * Blogging on Open Source development at [[http://www.theirishpenguin.com|theirishpenguin.com]], especially (K)Ubuntu related issues
 * Contributing articles to 3rd party FOSS knowledge bases such as on [[http://techbase.kde.org/User:Declan.mcgrath|KDE Techbase]]

Hi, I'm a Ruby developer working commercially with web applications in Dublin. I think that Ireland has great potential to be a high profile Open Source location and would like to see more FOSS development getting done in Ireland. Ubuntu is an important part of this as

  1. It's a great development platform
  2. Has a great community focus which will help get developers interested; who may not otherwise see merit in patching FOSS projects

If you're interested in joining the Open Source scene in Ireland as a developer, I'd be interested to hear from you at my contact details below.

Ubuntu Contribution Summary

  • Code contributions to f-spot, freemix, bzr (bzr contrib pending approval by bzr patch manager)

  • Regularly featuring (K)ubuntu issues I've troubleshooted on my blog at theirishpenguin.com

  • Contributing articles to 3rd party FOSS knowledge bases such as on KDE Techbase

My other FOSS and Ubuntu contributions to date include

  • Bug reports on update-manager, mysql, mono-debugger
  • Running Free Ruby Lessons for newbie developers

  • Podcasting on Open Source development at codemongrel.com

  • Attending and helping out at FOSS events, code jams and meetups in Dublin

In development terms outside of Ruby, I also like to hack on Ubuntu desktop apps and enjoy Python development along with the odd bit of Mono C#.

Contact information

Name

Declan McGrath

Email

declan -A-T- weuseopensource.com

Launchpad

https://launchpad.net/~declanmg

Blog

http://www.theirishpenguin.com

Twitter

theirishpenguin

The Future

  • To help encourage discussion between various Open Source development communities in Ireland I've set up the ossdev-ireland group. I'd like to get more folks onboard this group to get momentum behind the Irish OSS development community regardless of language, framework or technology

  • Help grow Ruby Ireland as a development community and have more Ruby events, code jams and lessons. And in particular investigate the development of more Ruby code on Kubuntu through it's SMOKE Ruby bindings
  • See if we can get more Ubuntu related development within the Irish Python community...
  • ... and more Mono development on apps such as f-spot at code jams as part of the Dublin Alt.net community

declanmg (last edited 2010-01-06 22:26:23 by 79)