Quell the flames, Shift the gears: Educate b4 propose.
Ubuntu for Students just hit a stalemate and needs a new direction.Here's the past few days in a nutshell. It almost gripped me like a ceaseless roller coaster ride.The story?The idea that was...
View ArticleIntro to Open Source - 0. A Prelude~
Update: I'll see if keeping this series alive is a viable option. Perhaps, the people don't care much about the jargon.The upcoming series will be called "Intro to Open Source."Here is the outline of...
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Visit to the School Library after school.
Now that AP European history projects are over for me, I have other things bugging my mind, like an impending extra credit AP Chem lab tomorrow and two make-up Spanish tests to do. Very exciting for...
View ArticleUCLA Linux User Group has a word on promoting Open Source.
Yesterday, directly after school, I headed to UCLA's Boelter Hall to meet up with the UCLA LUG (Linux User Group). It took me some time to tame the maze-like structure of the Hall, but I found the...
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To start a Linux User "Club" in my High School.
After visiting the UCLA Linux User Group (LUG) a couple of days ago, I have decided on something considerably interesting to do: starting a "club" in school, or more specifically, a LUG based in a high...
View ArticleConstitution in the works for an aspiring group.
For the past few days, I have been working tirelessly for an impeccable constitution, and my efforts are finally paying off. The document is almost completed. My to-be group members have very high...
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Ubuntu App Promotion Campaign!
Jono Bacon, the community manager of Canonical, has a task for the open-source minded. Here's the source. Here's a little definition for you: upstream - source, like the source of a stream....
View ArticleGearing for summertime sessions. Linux User Group.
My mind is pouring with a waterfall of ideas for summer break.Last Thursday, I commenced a solo project: writing up a Constitution for a proposed Linux User Group. I finished my first draft on the...
View ArticleFarewell school year, hello Linux!
I checked my watch constantly, but my expectations collided to a wall. Though I had invited 6 people over for this community meeting with Ubuntu, only one – Hamin, my proposed LUG's future...
View ArticleTo do or not to do.
Let me reflect post-UDS in L.A.I was daunted to meet great opposition of raising an idea about open source to the school, very expected from the lack of foundation I had. Timing was key, and I missed...
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Ubuntu App showdown 06/18 ~ 07/09
System76 Gazelle, a beauty!Canonical just released the Ubuntu App Showdown, lasting from 6/18/12 - 07/09/12, in which both prospective and experienced developers can give a shot at making an Ubuntu...
View ArticlePreparing to try out Quickly.
Gonna kick off the summer by participating in the Ubuntu App Showdown! Let me warn you guys again. I'm very new to development, an enticing field that lures me into uncharted territory even further....
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Making Jotty: 1/3 Designing it.
Good thing I had the Quickly 12.04 user guide handy. I began pouring the Getting Started section of the document. How it occupied me all day! I spent the morning reading more carefully about Linux...
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Making Jotty: 2/3 Writing the Code.
I almost shied away when I saw the section on coding to enable functionality in the widgets of my application. Widgets are those submenu items, like "open" or "save." I was almost caught with anxiety,...
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Making Jotty: 3/3 A reflection and analysis
For a first-timer at coding, I just passed my first test. I gripped to my seat throughout the entire roller coaster ride, survived miraculously and lived to tell the tale. I must, however, address...
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Creating 'Hello World' app for iOS.
Hello World! A primer for beginners, like myself.All it does is take what you wrote on a text label and output your name with a hello! I just returned from a brief hiatus from society in the desert...
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Respecting the developers.
I've been on a tutorial learning spree to get the hang of these new programming concepts. More importantly, I have to step in for some best practices. To embark on creating an app haphazardly does...
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Developers and Money: What's the reality in success?
Development is a lucrative field. App markets constantly bloom with a plethora of new apps daily, and developers are either hailed with newfound glory due to a successful app or lie in neglect, as if...
View ArticleFourth of July - A Praise.
My pencil sat on the table, waiting for use. Meanwhile, I stepped up to the window, watching the dawn turn to dusk. Breath after breath, intrepid for excitement, I wake, with the rising moon, to the...
View ArticleInterested in developing? Become a packager!
Before diving into Ubuntu development, I want to equip myself with sufficient knowledge of the open source community. The best way, I discovered, is to learn Debian.That's right. Ubuntu is a...
View ArticleIntro to Debian, Package sections in Universe.
Check out Debian at www.debian.org. In Debian, the aspiring developer is expected to take initiative into the scene. Having individual attention, just like our teachers show, is a very scarce...
View ArticleCmdline: Input and Output.
Mind that the developer must learn to use the reference and tutorials side by side. Eventually human help can be useful as well. It's a scarce resource. Tutorials are great ways to give a first...
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Debian Filesystem
From the filesystem guide. The Debian filesystem follows that of the Unix system. Apple's Mac OS X has its foundations on Unix, so there is a vague similarity between Mac and Linux.The hierarchy is...
View Article"Intro to Ubuntu Development World for Beginners" #ubuntu-classroom.
From 15-16 UTC, in IRC, there is a session on "Introduction to Ubuntu development." In Los Angeles, that's from 8 to 9 am! Anyone who is interested in becoming developers should really , pick up an IRC...
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Join the Community! - Ubuntu Forums.
www.ubuntuforums.orgOne of the best ways to get involved in the Ubuntu community is to join the Ubuntu Forums and start talking.For those of you unfamiliar with the purpose of forums, forums are...
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