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About me

I'm an active computer hobbyist that has achieved a level from mere beginner to a truly active problem-solver that can overcome most problems and accomplish most of day's computer work by using GNU/Linux and open source software.

A friend of mine suggested me to try Debian back in 2006. I tried it, but I wasn't completely satisfied. I liked the contribution and everything, but it seems that it was missing a desktop-oriented "touch". Around the end of spring in 2006, I found out about ubuntu and I thought to give it a try. I have been an Ubuntu user since early 6.06 Dapper Drake. I've started my contributions through IRC helping at #ubuntu, then started experimenting with various ways of contributions.

Plans

• Keep using open source software.
• Promote valuable open source solutions.
• Promote use of open source software in Cyprus.

• Create an official ubuntu-cy LoCo team.

Activity

Here's a summary of my participation:

• Helping out in forums
• Programming (applications / projects)
• Bug reporting/triaging
• Patches/debdiffs/packaging
• Helping out in IRC channels

I tried to categorise my activity below. Some forms of participation are repeated.

Internet

I used to blog a lot before, I'm considering to start again when I resolve some real life problems.

• Blog (linux / ubuntu tags)

• Twitter and Identica

IRC

I used to use IRC back when it was popular, but nowadays not so often.

IRC: savvas at Freenode IRC Network

IRC Channels I prefer: #ubuntu-rs, #ubuntu-gr, #ubuntu-cy

Rarely contributing/discussing at #ubuntu+1, #ubuntu-bugs, #ubuntu-devel, #ubuntu-motu, #ubuntu-locoteams

Activity could be tracked at http://irclogs.ubuntu.com (Google link) or http://logs.ubuntu-eu.org/free/ (Google link)

Communities

• Ubuntu-cy (Cyprus): http://www.ubuntucy.org

  • Co-founder / team contact: http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-cy

  • Website design & code: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-cy-website

  • Wiki pages: CypriotTeam (old) and ubuntucy.org (new) (example "Q&A about FOSS and Linux" (Greek))

  • Mailing list administration: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/admindb/ubuntu-cy

  • Artwork: T-shirts (1, 2), Flyers (Example, Example 2 "Greek-flyer.png" and "English-flyer.png")

• Ubuntu-gr (Greece): Actively participating and helping at the forum

• Ubuntu-rs (Serbia): Rare participation in IRC

General forum participation info:

• forger @ ubuntuforums.org - 1,322 posts since 2006

• medigeek @ ubuntucy.org - 725 posts since May 2008

• medigeek @ ubuntu-gr.org - 2,554 posts since May 2008

Noted activity:

• 2009: Python class for beginners: I used to co-maintain the forum for asynchronous python classes in Greek language: http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org/viewforum.php?f=55 - Several people helped and participated in the project (thank you people!). The project also led to the translation of the python book "A byte of Python" (big thanks to the translators!!). The classes are still helpful, full of information and tips for beginners.

• 2009-present: After the class ended, we kept a specific thread for answering python-related questions: http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5094

• Ubuntu free culture showcase (voices in various languages) for user thorwil: http://savvas.radevic.com/previews/1234/ -- http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6693744&postcount=6 ("Savvas Z. Radević, Serbian, Greek, French, English")

Programming

• Current projects:
  • Ubuntu-gr: Forum signature application - Creates a signature with computer specifications and modifies the signature of the desired phpbb3 forum username profile. Handles login and can be customised.

  • Ubuntu-cy: Website design & code: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-cy-website

• Noted past activity:

  • timekpr - Keep control of computer usage

  • surl - url shortening command

  • launchpad-ppa-fix - Updates the old PPA urls in sources.list and sources.list.d/*.list. Also gets the GPG keys of detected PPA repositories

  • packages2sqlite Creates an sqlite database out of apt's Packages.bz2 from the repositories

Launchpad

ID Link: http://launchpad.net/~medigeek

Team Participation: https://launchpad.net/~medigeek/+participation

Bugs

• Reporting: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~medigeek/+reportedbugs

• Launchpad edge: launchpad edge

• 5-a-day: 5-a-day (Rarely)

• ubuntu+1 release testing - alpha/beta/release candidates (examples: hardy 1, hardy 2, intrepid, lucid 1, lucid 2)

Patches

• 2009: Provided various patches and fixes during python 2.6 transition and boost (1.34) -> boost1.35

  • https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ensymble/+bug/340783

  • https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fonttools/+bug/340816

  • https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdesklets/+bug/83922

  • https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/capisuite/+bug/336344

  • https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boost1.35/1.35.0-8ubuntu4

  • https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cgal/3.3.1-4ubuntu1

  • https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/luabind/0.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu1

  • https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keysafe/+bug/336011

Code

• Vectorized some of the old human icons: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/human-icon-theme/+bug/149047 -- https://code.launchpad.net/~medigeek/+junk/human-scalable-icons (abandonded since the humanity icons are now used)

Packaging

• Luckybackup: Created the first debian package source: https://launchpad.net/~luckybackup-maintainers (announced and thanked in greek)

• Secret maryo chronicles game: Used to update it regularly: https://launchpad.net/~smc-packagers (http://www.secretmaryo.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1402)

• Attempted to create a new debian source package for cinepaint: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cinepaint/+bug/190791

Debian

Noted past activity:

• gnote packaging: http://lists.debian.org/debian-wnpp/2009/05/msg00042.html changelog ("Savvas Radevic")

• libmtp8 packaging: Readme.source changelog ("Savvas Radevic")

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Testimonials

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* My name is Elias Epirotes, nick Epirotes, and I am a moderator at the Greek Ubuntu Forum. I know Savvas from the forum where he is one of the most valuable contributors. His knowledge of ubuntu and everything related to it is exceptional and he has helped a lot of members solve their problems. epirotes

* My name is John (my nickname is c7p), I am an active member of the Greek Ubuntu Forum, and Greek Editor of the Ubuntu Manual. When someone is seeking for help on forum, Savvas is one of the most willing members not only to give instructions but also to explain them what these instructions do. He is also willing to deal with any issue (either technical or not) and contribute to community, in every way he can.

*My name is Chris Triantafillis and i am a member at the Greek Ubuntu Forum for the past 2 years. I know Savvas from the forum where he have helped me cope with my problems more times that i can count! His contribution to the forum is very high, his knows a lot of things related and not related to Ubuntu.

*Hi, my nickname is Reinach and i'm a member of the Ubuntu-gr community. I consider Savvas Radevic to be one of the most skillfull and qualified members of our community. Not only he has contributed the most with his numerous and excellent "How-tos" to the Ubuntu-gr forum, but he offers his knowledge to everyone with his unique patience and understanding. I think he is one of the best teachers for those of us who are inexperienced or new ubuntu users.

*My nickname is headless and I am,too,a member of the ubuntu-gr community.Savvas has,apart from the technical qualifications already mentioned,a calm and polite way of expressing himself.Such members are a valuable asset if we want to keep our community faithful to the ubuntu code of conduct.

*My name is Konstantinos Spalas and I am member of the http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org/ since last summer.Medigeek or Savvas Radević is one of the two people that helped me solving major problems in Ubuntu.After that, I noticed that his knowledge is very deep and wide in Linux. Considering that his profession will be doctor, I feel amazed that he knows either "bash" or python and is able to answer any question concerning Ubuntu. Also, looking someone over the http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org/ feels that he's a moral person.

*My name is Dimos Poupos and I am a moderator at the Greek Ubuntu Forum.Savvas is the person who helped me in all my questions about the python. He has written many guides on the forum and has helped many members in each of the questions!He has write the program called "Ubuntu-gr forum signature" which help many new members of ubuntu-gr forum!

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