[Ubuntu Oregon] Hello there!

Fri Mar 13 05:49:33 UTC 2015

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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