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| I'm a Computer Engineering undergrad student, radio hobbyist (SDR, Ham and Shortwave Listening), and two-stroke moped rider/tinkerer. I currently run Arch Linux as my desktop, and have done some server management and software development work at my previous job. | I'm a Computer Engineering undergrad student, radio hobbyist (SDR, Ham and Shortwave Listening), and two-stroke moped rider/tinkerer. I currently run Arch Linux, and have done some server management and software development work at my previous job. |
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| I do understand the difficulty in attempting to create new software, while also maintaining, updating, and fixing current problems. As such, I don't want to put too much emphasis on the immediacy of this. However, I think it might be useful to revisit AdamChlipala's idea in his Election2008 speech as a long term goal of HCoop. "Create another side of HCoop that is more friendly to non-Linux geeks, without harming all the good stuff that we Linux geeks love. From the start of my design of the latest DomTool, I've kept on eye on how a simple graphical interface for it can be built; I hope that I can help some of the Web 2.0 impresarios among our member base implement something pretty along these lines." | === Other === I do understand the difficulty in attempting to create new software while also maintaining, updating, and fixing current problems. As such, I don't want to put too much emphasis on the immediacy of this. However, I think it might be useful to revisit AdamChlipala's idea in his [[Election2008]] speech as a long term goal of HCoop. |
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Statement 2014
Me
I'm a Computer Engineering undergrad student, radio hobbyist (SDR, Ham and Shortwave Listening), and two-stroke moped rider/tinkerer. I currently run Arch Linux, and have done some server management and software development work at my previous job.
Hcoop
It seems the main goal for the coming year is an expansion of membership, as it has been for previous years. As such, I think we need to take a three pronged approach.
- We need to take on the immediate task of making sure applications for new members are processed in a timely manner, and I am personally committed, as a potential board member to respond to applications within a day of receiving them.
- We need to attempt to rectify problems that have caused members to leave.
- We need to actively recruit new members. I'm pretty open on what people think might work for this, but possibly targeted advertising (reddit, somethingawful forums, etc.), producing/distributing promotional material (stickers, etc), and personally reaching out to linux-y friends and coworkers.
Other
I do understand the difficulty in attempting to create new software while also maintaining, updating, and fixing current problems. As such, I don't want to put too much emphasis on the immediacy of this. However, I think it might be useful to revisit AdamChlipala's idea in his Election2008 speech as a long term goal of HCoop.
"Create another side of HCoop that is more friendly to non-Linux geeks, without harming all the good stuff that we Linux geeks love. From the start of my design of the latest DomTool, I've kept on eye on how a simple graphical interface for it can be built; I hope that I can help some of the Web 2.0 impresarios among our member base implement something pretty along these lines."