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Darcy Casselman
About Me
LoCo Contact, CanadianTeam (since 2010)
Founder of the Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter (since 2009)
President of Kwartzlab, a hackerspace in Kitchener-Waterloo
- Mild-mannered software developer by day.
Contact Information
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Contributions
Overview:
- Using Ubuntu since 2005 (SuSE before that)
- full time since 2008
- Member of KWLUG since 2007
- Founded Ubuntu Waterloo in 2009
LoCo Contact for Ubuntu Canada since 2010
Ubuntu Waterloo:
Founded November 2009 with txwikinger
Blog post announcement
Ubuntu Canada:
- Team Contact since mid-2010
Chair of IRC meetings since May 2010
Events
- Volunteered to help run the Ubuntu table at Ontario Linux Fest 2009.
- Release parties for 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10.
Custom cakes!
- Printed "limited edition collector CDs" with release-themed artwork
- Attended Toronto's 10.04 release party
- Blog posts:
- Hosted Ubuntu Global Jams in Mar 2010, Apr 2011.
- Helped organize Aug 2010 Jam, but was unable to attend
- Preparing for the Sept 2011 Global Jam
- Blog Posts:
- Ubuntu LAN Party, Aug 2010
- Monthly Ubuntu Hour in Kitchener-Waterloo starting Sept 2010
- Hosted Software Freedom Day, Sept 2010
- IRC Meetings IRL since Apr 2011
- Set up an Ubuntu table (with Kwartzlab) at Toronto Mini Maker Faire
Gave a talk at KWLUG May 2011
Future Goals
- Continue to grow Ubuntu Canada, encouraging events in cities other than Kitchener-Waterloo.
- More release parties, Jams and Hours!
- Give a talk at FSSOS/Toronto Linux Fest (Oct 2011) on the Ubuntu community (proposal submitted)
Reach out to other nearby LoCos and LUGs and other groups.
- Pitch Ubuntu as an app development platform to local development groups.
- Start an upstream project/contribute patches/work on Ubuntu (some day; in my copious free time).
Testimonials
If you know me and have something nice to say, please leave a comment here.
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