Became a Ubuntero
On 2006-03-26, I signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct and thus became a Ubuntero. Though a Ubuntero (Ubuntu Activist) is self nominated and confirmed, I am very proud of this.
Ubuntu is a Debian GNU/Linux based free (as in freedom) operating system. It is popular because of its normal-home-user friendliness and remarkable community support. Nowadays, GNU/Linux is less and less geek-oriented. More and more normal home users are embracing GNU/Linux, embracing Free/Open-source Software. A big change in GNU/Linux. A big change in the free software movement. A big change in our life. And due to its characteristics, Ubuntu is an outstanding rocket to speed up this big change. I am glad I can help out, making my own tiny contributions. That's why I am so proud.
I learned about Ubuntu first from a review on PC World's website. Then I googled for local communities and found the wonderful China Ubuntu Forum. Later, I downloaded the cd image and installed Ubuntu 5.04. The installation process is very quick and easy. After installation, I made some basic configuration following the instructions on China Ubuntu Site. Within an hour, I finished configuring fonts, input methods, JAVA runtime machine, multimedia support, etc. (Downloading extra programs time is included.) It was amazing for me, with a memory of frustrating days and nights on configuring another Linux distribution to get things work. This is of course due to Ubuntu's normal-home-user friendliness and remarkable community support. (This was my experiences three years ago. Installing and configuring Ubuntu is more convenient today.)
There are too many things to say. I have to stop now. I have to admit that I switched to Debian after Ubuntu drop official support for PowerPC. However, I will never forget that it's Ubuntu that brought me to the GNU/Linux world. Thus I want to help out. I guess this is one respect of the sprit of Ubuntu.
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