Contact Info
Name |
Matt Burns |
Location |
Alabama, US |
Ubuntu Forums Profile |
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Launchpad Profile |
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IRC |
mb_webguy on irc.freenode.net (#ubuntuforums-beginners) |
Blog |
About Me
I'm a graduate student and IT professional with experience in Web development and education. My first experience with a Unix-based system was in early 1995, using telnet client (in Windows 3.1) to connect to an IBM AIX server. For the next decade, my experience with Unix-based systems was limited to terminal access to servers, mostly for Web development and administration. Then, in 2006 a friend told me about a (relatively) new distribution of Linux targeted at the desktop and focused on ease of use, so I installed Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) on a spare desktop to try it out. A year later, I was dual-booting Windows XP and Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on my laptop, and using Ubuntu for most tasks. Now, in 2009, Linux is my primary OS, installed on all my computers. I still dual-boot with Windows, but only for the rare occasion I absolutely must use Windows-specific applications.
Contributions to the Community
- Active contributor to the Ubuntu Forums (particularly the General Help forum), focusing on older and unanswered posts
Padawan of the Ubuntu Forums Beginners Team, devoted to aiding new users in embracing Ubuntu and the Linux operating system
- Local activist, educating friends and family about the advantages (and disadvantages) of Ubuntu and Linux, and encouraging use through support
- Constantly looking to contribute in any way I can
Goals
- Become an active member of the Ubuntu Forum Beginners Team
- Encourage wider use of Linux and FOSS through education and support
- Continue to help and support new users, and to retain more of the user base
- Think of more goals