Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Hello Everyone
Well, welcome to you both! I think you're the first married couple we have on here? Someone prove me wrong! I have my suspicions that SteamOS will be pulled into becoming more of a desktop in the same way that, e.g. the Xbox has. Since it's so easy to plug a keyboard into thanks to the Linux kernel… ☺ You can find information on membership here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership The first step is making a wiki page for yourself. Let me know if you need help with that or any other step in the process. I would be happy to facilitate your membership. Ultimately, that is one of our goals as a LoCo *AHEM NON-MEMBERS* ☺ Regarding the manual, it doesn't seem you're a member of the team or registered to the list? I'm sure there's more work to do: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Either way, make sure to document and provide links to your contributions on your wiki! If you wanted to something else, there's always a need for manual testing. With KDE 5, LXQt, Unity8, Mir, and systemd all hitting us at once, there's a lot of work to double check! You can find out about the subject here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Roles/Tester#Manual_Testing I should also point out each team (e.g. Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.) has their own team as well. Regarding in person sort of things, we could always use as much help as possible at Linux Fest Northwest. The more of us that are there, the less of time commitment so we can all enjoy the festivities more together ☺ Even if you don't wish to do that, just meeting in person is a great way to learn about each other and find new ways to contribute. So, please come! http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/2015 OSCON is in the farther future. As for Eugene, yes, come on down! It's not too far away. There is a LUG at OSU, which I hope you already know (it's linked off the Eugene LUG page), but it's nice to hang with your neighbors ☺ You can find out about us here: http://euglug.org/ You'll notice we have monthly presentations. You're more than welcome to do a presentation, as I suggested before. I did one on music in Linux a while back. Again, welcome, and stay in touch! On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 9:21 PM, Che Dean dean@gmail.com wrote: I'm now subscribed and receiving mail from the team. To answer your first question, S0rceress0 and I are married. So many questions at once haha. I haven't built a Steam Machine yet, however, I did have the privilege of testing and reviewing a Zareason Zeto that was running the community version of SteamOS. It was very slick and perfect as a living room device. SteamOS is really just meant for gaming and entertainment though and really doesn't work for normal PC use. The exciting thing for the rest of us Linux users is that we are now getting a ton of games being ported to our platform that we would never have gotten without the creation of SteamOS and Steam Machines. The last manual version I worked on was for Ubuntu 12.04, I wouldn't mind helping out with more manuals in the future, I enjoy that kind of work and being married to an author/editor helps. It might help towards membership but I'll need to look into that again, I think I've pretty much done everything except meet someone in person. I signed the code of conduct years ago when I joined launchpad. It would be great to be an official member, I spend enough time promoting it. I got completely messed up with the timing of Linux Fest Northwest, for some reason I thought it was later in the summer so because of the timing I doubt we'll be going but who knows, we're saving like crazy at the moment. If however, I can help out in anyway don't hesitate to ask. Testing the various Ubuntu variations in VMs is a lot of fun to me, I am currently running Ubuntu Mate 15.04 (64Bit) and Xubuntu 15.04 (64Bit) in virtual box. We have three PCs here running Ubuntu 14.04.2, two of which have been updated to Linux Kernel 3.16. I'm also running Ubuntu Mate 15.04 (64Bit) on my netbook and it's flying so far. I've never been to Eugene but we can certainly plan a day trip, especially if Eugene has some craft beer breweries to visit. It would be awesome to meet up with some fellow Ubuntu and Linux users in real life for a change instead of just hangouts and social networks. Corvallis is great, I love it here, but it's basically just the two of us doing our thing for that past couple of years. :-) On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 8:46 PM, Walter Lapchynski w...@ubuntu.com wrote: Are you guys related??? On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:24 PM, Linda Dean s0rcere...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think Che is getting any messages from the list, though I have seen him go through the process of joining. I received a confirmation email, he did not. He is, however, on IRC. On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Walter Lapchynski w...@ubuntu.com wrote: Welcome! You get to Eugene much? We've had a few visitors to our LUG. I would mind a talk on Linux gaming from someone in the
Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Hello Everyone
On 03/12/2015 04:56 PM, Che Dean wrote: Hi guys, My real name is Che Dean, yes, Che is my real name, I get asked this a lot. I was named after Ernesto /Che/ Guevara, my Mum saw a picture of him on the cover of Time Magazine when she was pregnant with me. She liked the look of him and so decided to name me after him. You might have seen me around the IRC channels as Kereltis. That's what I normally use in IRC, gaming, etc. I'm delighted to finally be a member of Ubuntu Oregon, it's something I should have done a long time ago. Thanks to Mark Dude for giving me the kick into the door I needed. I currently live with my wife in Corvallis, a quaint but very progressive city in the Willamette Valley, I love the bike lanes here and the beer is awesome. I'm originally from Cork City in Ireland, though I am half English and hold dual citizenship. I've been a supporter and user of Ubuntu for several years now, my first taste of Ubuntu was 8.04 as far as I remember (not as young as I used to be). My epic Linux journey started when a friend of mine from Chicago introduced me to OpenSUSE (KDE). I liked it but at the time I was big into retro gaming and found, being the noob that I was, that I could install the various emulators a lot easier on Ubuntu. I also fell head over heals for the cube desktop and who could forget the wobbly windows. That was the beginning. After using it for awhile and getting to know the philosophy behind not just Ubuntu but Linux in general, I found that it really suited my own outlook on life. I'm not a coder myself but I like to help out where ever I can. My main skills are building PCs of various different shapes and sizes and of course maintaining and upgrading them. I use Ubuntu full time which makes life interesting at times being a gamer (Steam is helping a lot). I'm also a contributor to Rootgamer.com, a Linux gaming site based out of Holland. We're quiet at the moment but plans are being made for the future and converting the site to a more well rounded Linux gaming support site, a bit like WoWhead except for Linux gamers. I've also been a contributor to the unofficial Ubuntu Manual project, covering the Thunderbird section for both 11.10 and 12.04. Hobbies and oddities: My main hobbies at the moment are brewing beer while trying as many of the wonderful Pacific North West craft beers as I can, playing around and testing various Linux distros in VMs, nature and food photography, reading comics, walking, and bicycling. Che -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/chedean/ Welcome!!! I am a gamer myself, well not so much anymore due to the lack of time lol. We are in the process of expanding this group with more folks (again that darn time thing) but, the people we have are wonderful and I will see you around! Scarlett sgclark in irc -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Hello Everyone
I don't think Che is getting any messages from the list, though I have seen him go through the process of joining. I received a confirmation email, he did not. He is, however, on IRC. On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Walter Lapchynski w...@ubuntu.com wrote: Welcome! You get to Eugene much? We've had a few visitors to our LUG. I would mind a talk on Linux gaming from someone in the know. Have you built a Steam box with the beta yet? We have monthly talks first Tuesday. There are also regular meetings meant as support sessions but that's mostly people hanging out. I'll let those folks most acquainted with what's going on in their community perk up if you get anywhere else. In LoCo news, we'll have a booth at Linux Fest Northwest at the end of April. It's free to get in. A couple of us are taking the train up if you want to join in the fun. If you're thinking of helping out in other areas, I could certainly point you in a couple directions. For one thing, your experience with virtual machines would be ideal for manual testing. We just had a session on that and bug triage at our recent Ubuntu Global Jam. I've been a bit slow to get slides and pics and a blog post up, but that may be of help. Have you considered your Ubuntu membership? I'm sure based on your contribution to the manual alone, you'd be eligible. Are you still contributing? @wxl Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader Eugene Unix GNU/Linux User Group Co-organizer On Mar 12, 2015 6:55 PM, Che Dean dean@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, My real name is Che Dean, yes, Che is my real name, I get asked this a lot. I was named after Ernesto *Che* Guevara, my Mum saw a picture of him on the cover of Time Magazine when she was pregnant with me. She liked the look of him and so decided to name me after him. You might have seen me around the IRC channels as Kereltis. That's what I normally use in IRC, gaming, etc. I'm delighted to finally be a member of Ubuntu Oregon, it's something I should have done a long time ago. Thanks to Mark Dude for giving me the kick into the door I needed. I currently live with my wife in Corvallis, a quaint but very progressive city in the Willamette Valley, I love the bike lanes here and the beer is awesome. I'm originally from Cork City in Ireland, though I am half English and hold dual citizenship. I've been a supporter and user of Ubuntu for several years now, my first taste of Ubuntu was 8.04 as far as I remember (not as young as I used to be). My epic Linux journey started when a friend of mine from Chicago introduced me to OpenSUSE (KDE). I liked it but at the time I was big into retro gaming and found, being the noob that I was, that I could install the various emulators a lot easier on Ubuntu. I also fell head over heals for the cube desktop and who could forget the wobbly windows. That was the beginning. After using it for awhile and getting to know the philosophy behind not just Ubuntu but Linux in general, I found that it really suited my own outlook on life. I'm not a coder myself but I like to help out where ever I can. My main skills are building PCs of various different shapes and sizes and of course maintaining and upgrading them. I use Ubuntu full time which makes life interesting at times being a gamer (Steam is helping a lot). I'm also a contributor to Rootgamer.com, a Linux gaming site based out of Holland. We're quiet at the moment but plans are being made for the future and converting the site to a more well rounded Linux gaming support site, a bit like WoWhead except for Linux gamers. I've also been a contributor to the unofficial Ubuntu Manual project, covering the Thunderbird section for both 11.10 and 12.04. Hobbies and oddities: My main hobbies at the moment are brewing beer while trying as many of the wonderful Pacific North West craft beers as I can, playing around and testing various Linux distros in VMs, nature and food photography, reading comics, walking, and bicycling. Che -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/chedean/ -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] Hello Everyone
Welcome, and thanks for contribution to the unofficial Ubuntu Manual project, which is a valuable necessity for us all. - thank you much. As you may already know, there are two meeting locations near your location of Corvallis; Eugene, and Salem. Plus as Walter pointed out, they’re lots of Ubuntu things happening. Hopefully we'll have the opportunity to meet at one of the events, as I'm not on IRC much. Myself - I'm a hardware engineer who likes to build electronic gadgets, then program them using C/C++ to do my bidding. ;-) Ciao for now Phil. N /*** * Sent from my Commodore 64 * ***/ On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:01 PM, Scarlett Clark scarl...@scarlettgatelyclark.com wrote: On 03/12/2015 04:56 PM, Che Dean wrote: Hi guys, My real name is Che Dean, yes, Che is my real name, I get asked this a lot. I was named after Ernesto *Che* Guevara, my Mum saw a picture of him on the cover of Time Magazine when she was pregnant with me. She liked the look of him and so decided to name me after him. You might have seen me around the IRC channels as Kereltis. That's what I normally use in IRC, gaming, etc. I'm delighted to finally be a member of Ubuntu Oregon, it's something I should have done a long time ago. Thanks to Mark Dude for giving me the kick into the door I needed. I currently live with my wife in Corvallis, a quaint but very progressive city in the Willamette Valley, I love the bike lanes here and the beer is awesome. I'm originally from Cork City in Ireland, though I am half English and hold dual citizenship. I've been a supporter and user of Ubuntu for several years now, my first taste of Ubuntu was 8.04 as far as I remember (not as young as I used to be). My epic Linux journey started when a friend of mine from Chicago introduced me to OpenSUSE (KDE). I liked it but at the time I was big into retro gaming and found, being the noob that I was, that I could install the various emulators a lot easier on Ubuntu. I also fell head over heals for the cube desktop and who could forget the wobbly windows. That was the beginning. After using it for awhile and getting to know the philosophy behind not just Ubuntu but Linux in general, I found that it really suited my own outlook on life. I'm not a coder myself but I like to help out where ever I can. My main skills are building PCs of various different shapes and sizes and of course maintaining and upgrading them. I use Ubuntu full time which makes life interesting at times being a gamer (Steam is helping a lot). I'm also a contributor to Rootgamer.com, a Linux gaming site based out of Holland. We're quiet at the moment but plans are being made for the future and converting the site to a more well rounded Linux gaming support site, a bit like WoWhead except for Linux gamers. I've also been a contributor to the unofficial Ubuntu Manual project, covering the Thunderbird section for both 11.10 and 12.04. Hobbies and oddities: My main hobbies at the moment are brewing beer while trying as many of the wonderful Pacific North West craft beers as I can, playing around and testing various Linux distros in VMs, nature and food photography, reading comics, walking, and bicycling. Che -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/chedean/ Welcome!!! I am a gamer myself, well not so much anymore due to the lack of time lol. We are in the process of expanding this group with more folks (again that darn time thing) but, the people we have are wonderful and I will see you around! Scarlett sgclark in irc -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
