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 * '''Launchpad :''' https://launchpad.net/people/jwcampbell  * '''Launchpad :''' https://launchpad.net/~jwcampbell
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I've been using Ubuntu since March of 2006, and although I had some experience with other distributions prior to that time, Ubuntu was the first GNU/Linux distribution that got me "hooked" on Linux. I am Jim, and I've been using Ubuntu since March of 2006. Although I had some experience with other distributions since the Red Hat 9 days, Ubuntu was the first GNU/Linux distribution that got me "hooked" on Linux.
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I studied communication in school, and was part of national-championship speech team, but because I'm also fairly knowledgeable about computers, I ended up with a job as a Human Resources Information Systems Analyst. I live in Chicago, Illinois, but work in Evanston, Illinois. I studied communication in school, and was part of national-championship speech team, but developed other interests and eventually found work in Human Resources. At my first full-time job, I was the only person in my department who knew much about computers, so they let me wreak havoc on the HR database. I now work as the HRIS Analyst for a company of about 2,000 people.
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At this time I'm a participating member of the Ubuntu-Chicago Loco team, the [http://www.chicagolug.org Chicago GNU/Linux User Group], and am a regular volunteer at [http://www.freegeekchicago.org Free Geek Chicago]. My main Ubuntu-related contributions have been in the areas of Xubuntu ISO testing, Ubuntu-Chicago team activities, and Xubuntu documentation. Outside of work and social activities, I'm a participating member of the [http://chi.ubuntu-us.org/ Ubuntu-Chicago] loco team, the [http://www.chicagolug.org Chicago GNU/Linux User Group], and am a regular volunteer at [http://www.freegeekchicago.org Free Geek Chicago]. My main Ubuntu-related contributions have been in the areas of Xubuntu ISO testing, Ubuntu-Chicago team activities, and Xubuntu documentation.
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I've contributed the most to the community ISO testing group, and have built up Xubuntu testing from a mostly non-existent group to one that is on-par with the rest of the Community testing teams. I've used the Xubuntu mailing lists and Ubuntu forums to regularly communicate testing goals and procedures to interested testers, and have worked closely with the testing administrators, heno, pochu, and stgraber, to refine those processes. I'm glad to say that we've had a release of Xubuntu for each milestone release since I started coordinating Xubuntu testing, but we're always looking to improve the process to better assist the developers. I've contributed the most to the community ISO testing group, and have built up Xubuntu testing from a mostly non-existent group to one that is on-par with the rest of the Community testing teams. Due to the help of many others, I'm glad to say that we've had a Xubuntu release for each milestone since I started coordinating testing.
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Within the Chicago-Ubuntu loco team, my activities have centered around herding Chicago-based cats, and encouraging learning and participation. I've helped scheduled team meetings, set agendas, facilitated team discussions, and pushed to put team plans into action. One pet project is setting up a team "presentation queue" to encourage ubuntu-related learning amongst team members at team meetings. Subject matter experts can use the queue to write down what they would like to talk about, and team members can use it to identify topics that are of interest to them. Although some people may not see it as the most exciting project in the world, I think that developing the Ubuntu-related skills of our team is pretty fun, and is a good way to go. Within the Chicago-Ubuntu loco team, my activities have centered around herding Chicago-based cats, and encouraging learning and participation. I've helped scheduled team meetings, set agendas, facilitated team discussions, and pushed to put team plans into action. My main loco-related interests probably fall in the realm of developing the Ubuntu-related skills of team members.
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 * Collaborating with FreddyMartinez to completely revise Xubuntu documentation for the Gutsy Gibbon release
 * Very frequent contributor to Xubuntu Wiki pages ( Self:Xubuntu/Meetings Self:Xubuntu/ReleaseNotes/FeistyFawn )		  * Significantly edited and reorganized all of the [:Testing/Community:ISO testing community] wiki pages for the Gutsy Gibbon release.
 * Collaborating with [:FreddyMartinez:Freddy Martinez] to completely rewrite Xubuntu documentation for the Gutsy Gibbon release.
 * Very frequent contributor to Xubuntu Wiki pages ( [:Xubuntu/Meetings:Meetings], [:Xubuntu/Meetings/Archive:Meeting Archives] & [:Xubuntu/ReleaseNotes/FeistyFawn:Feisty Release Notes] )
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 * I'm a regular volunteer/community member of [http://www.freegeekchicago.org Free Geek Chicago]. Free Geek Chicago "helps the needy get nerdy," providing computers, education, internet access and job skills training to under-served communities of Chicago. We use Xubuntu on all computers that we prepare. :) I've noticed that what Free Geek Chicago does is similar to what Ubuntu-Kentucky is doing with their charity project, and I've made initial contacts with them via IRC to discuss our projects.  * I'm a regular volunteer/community member of [http://www.freegeekchicago.org Free Geek Chicago]. Free Geek Chicago "helps the needy get nerdy," providing computers, education, internet access and job skills training to under-served communities of Chicago. We use Xubuntu on all computers that we prepare. :)
 * I've made initial contacts with the Ubuntu-Kentucky loco team via IRC to discuss similarities between operations at Free Geek Chicago and their Charity project.
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Because of my background in communication, I have a broad vocabulary and am able to write in a variety of styles. I am also curious as to how computers work, so I'm hopeful that these attributes will help me write good documentation. === Documentation-related skills ===
 * Basic docbook-xml skills
 * Solid writing and editing skills
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In terms of "code," I have basic docbook-xml and intermediate data modeling skills, and I am learning shell scripting and python. However, other than writing documentation, I don't really expect to contribute much in the way of code for a few years. I try to triage and report bugs when I'm not doing ISO testing-related activities. === Team-building skills ===
 * Well organized, capable of running a decent meeting
 * Comfortable speaking in front of groups
 * Have good Ubuntu-karma in the non-Launchpad sense of the word

=== Other skills ===
 * Data modeling
 * Rudimentary (i.e., caveman-like) shell scripting and python skills
 * An interest in learning shell-scripting and python so that I can out-script a caveman

=== Things I'm not skilled at ===
 * Throwing chairs
 * Going into outer space on a rocket ship
 * Playing sports where the ball moves a lot
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 * Coordinate community testing of Xubuntu, ensuring that our images are well-tested, and that our tests are well-reported on, prior to all milestone releases.
 * Eliminate duplication of effort in the ISO testing team.		  * Help coordinate community testing of all flavors of Ubuntu, ensuring that our images are well-tested, and that our tests are well-reported on, prior to all milestone releases.

About me

I am Jim, and I've been using Ubuntu since March of 2006. Although I had some experience with other distributions since the Red Hat 9 days, Ubuntu was the first GNU/Linux distribution that got me "hooked" on Linux.

I studied communication in school, and was part of national-championship speech team, but developed other interests and eventually found work in Human Resources. At my first full-time job, I was the only person in my department who knew much about computers, so they let me wreak havoc on the HR database. I now work as the HRIS Analyst for a company of about 2,000 people.

Outside of work and social activities, I'm a participating member of the [http://chi.ubuntu-us.org/ Ubuntu-Chicago] loco team, the [http://www.chicagolug.org Chicago GNU/Linux User Group], and am a regular volunteer at [http://www.freegeekchicago.org Free Geek Chicago]. My main Ubuntu-related contributions have been in the areas of Xubuntu ISO testing, Ubuntu-Chicago team activities, and Xubuntu documentation.

Ubuntu-Specific Contributions

A lot of my contributions don't involve me getting any additional karma points on Launchpad. Sad :( However, I'm a very active member of the Xubuntu team, and am also very involved with the Chicago Loco Team.

I've contributed the most to the community ISO testing group, and have built up Xubuntu testing from a mostly non-existent group to one that is on-par with the rest of the Community testing teams. Due to the help of many others, I'm glad to say that we've had a Xubuntu release for each milestone since I started coordinating testing.

Within the Xubuntu community, I've done a good deal of leg-work for Xubuntu developer team, including arranging and facilitating meetings, and (on short notice) co-facilitating the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/openweekfeisty/xubuntu Xubuntu session] during Ubuntu Open Week (My participation starts at about 03:13). I also regularly assist end-users with questions on the #xubuntu irc channel and in the xubuntu-users mailing list.

Within the Chicago-Ubuntu loco team, my activities have centered around herding Chicago-based cats, and encouraging learning and participation. I've helped scheduled team meetings, set agendas, facilitated team discussions, and pushed to put team plans into action. My main loco-related interests probably fall in the realm of developing the Ubuntu-related skills of team members.

Team Membership

  • Administrator Xubuntu Testers
  • Member of Xubuntu Documentation Team
  • Member of Xubuntu Users
  • Member of ISO Testing Team

  • Member of Ubuntu Chicago LoCo Team

  • Member of Ubuntu Illinois LoCo Team

Documentation

  • Significantly edited and reorganized all of the [:Testing/Community:ISO testing community] wiki pages for the Gutsy Gibbon release.

  • Collaborating with [:FreddyMartinez:Freddy Martinez] to completely rewrite Xubuntu documentation for the Gutsy Gibbon release.

  • Very frequent contributor to Xubuntu Wiki pages ( [:Xubuntu/Meetings:Meetings], [:Xubuntu/Meetings/Archive:Meeting Archives] & [:Xubuntu/ReleaseNotes/FeistyFawn:Feisty Release Notes] )

  • Organized weekly summer documentation-writing sessions amongst Ubuntu-Chicago Loco Team members
  • Frequent bug reporter for the Xubuntu Desktop Guide during the 7.04 release cycle

Community & Advocacy

  • I'm a regular volunteer/community member of [http://www.freegeekchicago.org Free Geek Chicago]. Free Geek Chicago "helps the needy get nerdy," providing computers, education, internet access and job skills training to under-served communities of Chicago. We use Xubuntu on all computers that we prepare. Smile :)

  • I've made initial contacts with the Ubuntu-Kentucky loco team via IRC to discuss similarities between operations at Free Geek Chicago and their Charity project.

Support & Bug Triage

Skill Set

  • Basic docbook-xml skills
  • Solid writing and editing skills

Team-building skills

  • Well organized, capable of running a decent meeting
  • Comfortable speaking in front of groups
  • Have good Ubuntu-karma in the non-Launchpad sense of the word

Other skills

  • Data modeling
  • Rudimentary (i.e., caveman-like) shell scripting and python skills
  • An interest in learning shell-scripting and python so that I can out-script a caveman

Things I'm not skilled at

  • Throwing chairs
  • Going into outer space on a rocket ship
  • Playing sports where the ball moves a lot

Plans & Goals

  • Help coordinate community testing of all flavors of Ubuntu, ensuring that our images are well-tested, and that our tests are well-reported on, prior to all milestone releases.
  • Promote and lead activity within the Chicago Ubuntu Loco team, focusing on both Ubuntu advocacy and loco-team member learning activities.
  • Ensure that Xubuntu documentation is accurate and thorough.
  • Contribute to upstream Xfce documentation
  • Start Learning packaging in 2008

Note: Thanks to [https://launchpad.net/~cody-somerville Cody Somerville] for allowing me to use his personal wiki page template.

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