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I am 21 (1987.11.28) years old and a student at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA USA. I am a double major Mathematics and Computer Science. I enjoy collecting vinyl, and am an avid cyclist and member of Philly's bike community. You can almost always find me at Philly Critical Mass (http://www.philamass.org). Your city probably has one too, look it up. If not, start one! I like to surf, bike, skateboard, play music, and compute. I play guitar, trombone, and cello. I play guitar in a band, f(x) (E-mail me to book us! We'll play anywhere!). I am a member of the Philadelphia Linux Users Group.

Contact

• E-Mail: [email protected]

• Jabber: [email protected]

• IRC (freenode/GIMPNet): lamalex

• Website: http://www.lamalex.net/

• Launchpad: alexlauni

• Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=224599

• Facebook: http://temple.facebook.com/profile.php?id=665890102

• Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lamalex_

Ubuntu

I started using Ubuntu in October of '06 shortly after edgy was released. I started going to the Philly Linux User Group (http://www.phillylinux.org) and began to get more involved. I frequented the forums giving support to people who needed it. I joined the Ubuntu Pennsylvania LoCo Team and became active in that. Free software is something I'm very passionate about and I love spreading Ubuntu and free software to people all over the world.

Contributions to the Ubuntu Community

Ubuntu Pennsylvania LoCo Team

• Website admin
  • Set up original www.meetlinux.com domain, remain one of the admins of www.ubuntupennsylvania.org
• Manage Calendar
• Launchpad admin
• Mailing list admin
• Helped organize first PA team install fest
• Worked with PA Team, and Ubuntu Women/Linux Chix on Girls inc. project
• Helped plan Gutsy, Hardy, and Jaunty release parties
• Worked on NTR dual boot imaging project
• Distribute Ubuntu CDs to Temple University students
• Worked the Ubuntu table and helped organize Free Software day 2007

General Ubuntu Ecosystem

• Bug reporter
• Provide forum support
• Provide local irc support in #ubuntu-us-pa when needed
• Early release adopter
  • Uses alpha releases on production machines to make sure releases perform (speed, usability, etc.) under a normal load
• Will be attending UDS Barcelona (thank you Canonical :D)
• Ubuntu Cyclists member

Upstream

• GNOME Do core developer
• GNOME Do plugin coordinator
• Tasque Contributer
• Banshee Contributer

Future

I plan to continue to be involved in Ubuntu and F/OSS. I have recently applied for membership to the GNOME foundation, and have attended GDS. I feel that Ubuntu is the distro best poised to revolutionise the desktop experience. As an upstream developer, I have made fixes to GNOME Do to make it work better with Ubuntu technology, such as the new notification system in Jaunty. I will be attending UDS later this spring in hopes of talking to other developers and Ubuntuers to open their applications up over d-bus so that we can provide an innovative, and highly integrated desktop experience. In the Ubuntu community I will continue to advocate F/OSS and specifically Ubuntu. I have given out many Ubuntu CDs to classmates, and supported them through their transition. I plan to continue this and help keep fresh minds coming into F/OSS and Ubuntu.