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[John Kim <johnkim.ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello!

My name is John Kim, and I'm a high school junior in Los Angeles. Just one
more year away from college. I encountered Ubuntu back in 2007, but became
a user in 2012, where I attended my first uds in Oakland. Funny, Canonical
was about to have another one there until they switched to a more digital
uds.

I'm not a developer, but I'm learning Python, HTML, and command line skills
to acquaint myself with Linux. As spring break is coming up, I hope to get
down the basics of coding and contribute code to the project. Also, I help
out on various open source projects, prominently Geary and Ubuntu. For
both, I'm usually a bug reporter, and I'm active in the Ubuntu forums. One
recent accomplishment I had recently was doing my first talk at SCALE x11
TNG on why we need linux in high schools. It was quite an experience; I
didn't feel nervous speaking in front of 70+ people for some reason.

Which brings me to why I joined the evangelist team. My peers have no clue
about the prominence or even existence of Linux. When I interviewed my
principal about Linux for my speech, he said he didn't know what it is. I
wish to spread Linux use in my school and local area because Linux is more
than cost-effective.

During my spare time, I do parkour, take care of two budgies, and study
Korean.

Looking forward to the hangout!

John Kim
On Mar 21, 2013 11:09 AM, "Randall Ross" <randall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I hope each of you will take a few minutes to introduce yourself to the
> group :) What made you become an Ubuntu Evangelist? What are your
> primary interests? Whatever you feel like sharing with the rest of us is
> fine. This will help us get acquainted and understand how we might
> collaborate as a team.
>
> I'll start!
>
> I'm Randall. At a discussion I chaired at UDS-R in Copenhagen last
> October, it became evident that Ubuntu needed PR and advocacy assistance
> from our most passionate community members. The concept for "Ubuntu
> Evangelists" was born. Before taking on this project, I have been
> involved in local community building activities first in Vancouver and
> then globally. I've been the Community Manager for Ubuntu Vancouver
> since 2009, and have been enjoying Ubuntu as my primary system since
> 2006 or so. By day I'm an IT executive, and in my spare time I work on
> projects designed to take Ubuntu to new people and places.  What
> motivates me? The desire to see Ubuntu with a majority market share in
> the next 5 years. We've waited too long for freedom. It's time to make
> it happen. My personal site is here if you'd like more info:
> http://randall.executiv.es
>
> Cheers,
> Randall
> Ubuntu Buzz Generator.
>
>
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