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 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 >
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