[Ubuntu Oregon] Hello there!

Fri Mar 13 07:41:33 UTC 2015

I've started a wiki page if you'd like to check it out
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Che%20Dean#preview and offer any advise, ty. :-)

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:49 PM, Walter Lapchynski <wxl at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Well, the important thing is making sure that those contributions are
> listed on your wiki page.
>
> If you like documentation, but want an easier route, there's always the
> wiki!
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam (they handle official docs, too)
>
> I know a couple homebrewers in the area, and I'd be happy to introduce
> if you show up ☺
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Che Dean <dean.che at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If you check the credits of the 12.04 version of the Manual you'll see my
> > name under Authors:
> >
> http://files.ubuntu-manual.org/manuals/getting-started-with-ubuntu/12.04/en_US/screen/Getting%20Started%20with%20Ubuntu%2012.04.pdf
> > I left the team because I didn't have time to contribute when I was
> moving
> > from Ireland to Oregon. I also dislike working in HEX which they were
> using
> > at the time, I'm more comfortable being able to work in Libre Office. I
> will
> > be busy in the morning checking out those links you shared and I will
> > definitely be looking into membership and helping out where I can, anyone
> > that follows me on social media knows that I am passionate about Ubuntu.
> I
> > haven't gotten involved in the OSU LUG, I tend to be very introverted
> but I
> > will be making much more of an effort from now on.
> >
> > Now about those breweries, The Ninkasi, Oatis, Oatmeal Stout is one of
> the
> > very best and I love it, but the Oakshire Espresso Stout is something to
> be
> > savoured, that one will wake you up on a Sunday morning. So you can
> safely
> > assume that we'll be taking a trip to Eugene in the future. :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:18 PM, Walter Lapchynski <wxl at ubuntu.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Welcome, Linda! Glad to have you amongst us. Obviously, much of the
> >> content I provided for Che applies to you, so I won't repeat myself. ☺
> >>
> >> I will say that I have a Nexus 4 with Ubuntu Touch on it and it's
> >> lovely. I have started learning development and it's remarkably
> >> simple, even for someone used to programming. Surely, lower level
> >> access will require C++ knowledge, but other than that, it's as simple
> >> as markup! If you need some help learning, let me know, and don't
> >> forget about the Ubuntu Phone team/mailing list:
> >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone
> >> They just released a new porting guide:
> >>
> >>
> https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/start/ubuntu-for-devices/porting-new-device/
> >> that may be helpful if you don't have one of the targeted devices.
> >>
> >> The best advice I can give to people like yourself who are advocates
> >> of Linux because of their good experiences is contribute, contribute,
> >> contribute. There's a place for everyone, whether you like to do
> >> support, documentation, artwork, marketing, testing, bug triage,
> >> development, etc. As I said to Che, I'm happy to help you find your
> >> place. There is time requirement or anything like that. We're all
> >> volunteers here ☺
> >>
> >> Oh and I forgot to tell Che, there are a plethora of interesting
> >> breweries in Eugene. Though Ninaski tends to be the most well-known, I
> >> suggest Oakshire:
> >> http://oakbrew.com/
> >>
> >> Again, welcome!
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:06 PM, Linda Dean <s0rceress0 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > My name is Linda, though I usually respond to S0rceress0 online. I
> live
> >> > in
> >> > Corvallis, Oregon with my husband Che (Kereltis). I am first
> generation
> >> > American being born in So California. I have done many many types of
> >> > work
> >> > from menial jobs to professional. My most notable positions were as a
> >> > Soux
> >> > Chef for The Velvet Turtle, a firefighter for the California
> >> > Conservation
> >> > Corps and a Gunners Mate in the U.S. Navy.I much prefer my life now
> as a
> >> > writer and researcher.
> >> > I got into Linux partially as a desperation measure. I was familiar
> with
> >> > the
> >> > concept of Linux, and worked on Unix machines as a teenager, but I
> still
> >> > had
> >> > windows machines until my Dell XPS started displaying symptoms of
> >> > motherboard failure from overheating. Installing Ubuntu 10.10 saved it
> >> > from
> >> > certain doom. At that time I was unable to watch only a few shows here
> >> > and
> >> > there online. I found that technology moved rapidly from then on and
> >> > before
> >> > long I was able to use Netflix. I continued to use  Windows 7 on my
> >> > desktop
> >> > computer, though I found I used it only for gaming and for watching an
> >> > occasional movie that Netflix did not have. Using Linux, whichever
> >> > distro I
> >> > happened to appreciate at the moment, became so fluid and easy I swore
> >> > than
> >> > when I could watch shows and game one major MMO, I would switch to
> Linux
> >> > permanently.
> >> > When Netflix became native, and World of Warcraft installed easily on
> >> > Ubuntu
> >> > 14.04, I decided that the conditions had been fulfilled. I will never
> >> > use
> >> > Windows again. In several of my college courses I also convinced
> several
> >> > other people to give Linux a serious shot through a series of tough
> >> > college
> >> > essays on UEFI and open source benefits.
> >> > I would still classify myself as a joat. I know a little of several
> >> > programming languages, and enough knowledge in Linux to feel competent
> >> > with
> >> > a generous amount of terminal commands. I cannot call myself an expert
> >> > in
> >> > any single area, but I do continue to learn. My newest interest is the
> >> > Ubuntu Phone. I am fascinated by the thought of creating for it.
> >> > I am a pretty big geek gurl, I love games and Star Trek is almost a
> >> > biblical
> >> > archway for me. (Hate those continuity errors though!) I write like
> >> > there is
> >> > no tomorrow, and though I am religious, my religion is tempered by the
> >> > knowledge that anything in that religion could be answered at any time
> >> > by
> >> > science, and I am more than willing to give way to it.
> >> > I cook gourmet food, I brew beer, and I really REALLY love good
> whiskey.
> >> > I
> >> > am looking forward to a time when every single person on the planet
> has
> >> > access to education when ever they so please, and I think Linux will
> >> > help us
> >> > get there.
> >> >
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> >> Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader
> >> Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-Organizer
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