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....@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 <w...@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 <s0rcere...@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. >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> @wxl | http://polka.bike >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact >> Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader >> Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-Organizer >> >> -- >> 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > -- @wxl | http://polka.bike Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-Organizer -- 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
