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Contact me

  • Launchpad: maiatoday

  • IRC: freenode #ubuntu-za and #ubuntu-women using nick maiatoday
  • Email: maiatoday (AT) gmail (DOT) com

  • Blog: my-ubuntu-day

Past

How did it start?

I started using Ubuntu towards the end of 2006. Edgy Eft was my first Ubuntu. I was faced with the prospect of buying and learning a lot of proprietary software on a relatively old computer or going over to open source tools and spending the money on hardware. I committed to switching completely to Ubuntu on the laptop at least and finding the tools I needed to do the job. At the time I was busy studying a multi-media degree and I decided that if I have to learn new software it may as well be open source tools. I haven't looked back and over the years I have managed to do everything I wanted to do and more.

I only joined launchpad and the ubuntu-women and ubuntu-za teams at the end of 2007.

What have I done?

  • Started the Ubuntu Hour in Stellenbosch in Feb 2010

  • Hosted the Lucid Lynx Release Party

  • Made badges for the Release Party

  • Helped the loco create a re-approval page

  • Made posters for the Global Jam events for Lucid and Maverick

  • Translation and Answers in Launchpad

Present

What drives my Ubuntu community participation?

I think more women will be willing to join in if there are already women visible in the community. I think more people will be willing to join in if they see that doing technical stuff isn't the only way to be part of the community. That is why I focus on community activities rather than more technical tasks such as packaging or coding.

What am I doing at the moment?

  • trying to figure out how I can be more useful in the ubuntu-za loco and the ubuntu-women groups
  • helping ubuntu-za to do the small things, such as website update, mailing list reminders and IRC meeting attendance
  • doing an Ubuntu Hour once a month

  • Blogging about my Ubuntu experiences

  • handing out CDs to people who will try them

Future

What will I do next?

  • help to organise the next Global Jam and Release party for Maverick
  • Organise a Cape Town Geeknic in November

  • continue to be visible in the local Ubuntu community and in this way give out a message that this LoCo is also a friendly place for women

  • continue to help the ZATeam where I can

maiatoday (last edited 2010-09-07 00:57:22 by modemcable150)