Contacts

LinuxMCE is a media centered Linux distribution. It's built on the solid foundation laid down by debian and Ubuntu. But with all kinds of goodies for the home of the future, from digital video recorder capabilities and home automation to functioning as a telephone switching hub for your home in lieu of a boring intercom system; all tied together by an advanced messaging infrastructure. While the next release 0810 is almost done and focuses on stability, we're already planning for the next release and you could contribute to it's direction. We're always looking for developers and maintainers to join the team.

Core Team (in alphabetical order)

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Harald Klein -- contact: hari -at- vt100 (.at)
Responsibilities: Stand-in project lead for danielk, sqlCVS maintenance, JavaMO, open Z-Wave driver, testing

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Peer Oliver Schmidt -- contact: peer.oliver.schmidt -at- linuxmce (.org)
Responsibilities: Release management, builder, sqlCVS, trac and SVN maintenance

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Radu C aka Uplink -- no contact info available
Responsibilities: Forum Moderator and hardcore LinuxMCE hacker

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Thomas Cherryhomes -- contact: thom.cherryhomes -at- gmail (.com)
Responsibilities: Hacking, Coding, Media Plugins/Players, Orbiter Development, HA Designer specialist.

Developers

• golgoj4
  • qOrbiter
• foxi352
  • Asterisk 1004+
  • Networking (IPv6 & VPN)
  • RoamingOrb
• merkur2k
  • Web Admin
  • Networking
• sambuca
  • Event Engine
  • Bug squasher

Misc Jobs

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Colin Jones aka colinjones -- Contact info: colin_a_jones (at) hotmail (dot) com
Responsibilities: Forum Moderator and Evangelist

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Derrick Lewis aka dlewis -- Contact info: dlewis (at) linuxmce (dot) org
Responsibilities: Evangelist

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bongowongo -- Contact info: bongo (at) linuxmce (dot) org
Responsibilities: wiki admin and snapshot tester

Currently on extended leave

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Daniel Kristjansson -- contact: danielk -at- cuymedia (.net)
Responsibilities: Community liaison, organizing open source volunteers and roadmap

Offering help

Right, having looked at the detail in this post [1] i felt its time to see what we are made of as a community, please add your details.

GUIDE: copy'n'paste the following lines then append them into the table below (prior to the final line that contains '|}'). This formatting should make it easier for the 'big 5' to work out who can contribute what...

| Your username
| Your relevant expertise/experience 
| Your other experience/expertise
| Your approx time available for the project
| Your time zone or location
| Your particular interest area (if any)
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Username	Relevant expertise/experience	Other Experience/Expertise	Time available for the project	Time zone or location	Particular Interest Area (If any)
Geekyhawkes	advanced newbie	use to some C+/linux/ubuntu/ html / xml / flash	few evenings a week	UK GMT	User documentation, newbie guides, website design , wiki topics and guides. Line by line intros to get 810 up and running regardless of user experiance.
qball4	regular user	HADesigner, graphic design, hardware a/v distribution systems	average 20-40 hrs/wk available	US CST	User Interface, new orbiter platforms
Fastie81	advanced newbie	work with linux/Red Hat/ubuntu day to day / Project Manager / Systems Administrator / Quick Learner	My work load goes up and down so would have few days one week and none another	GMT +12 (NZ)	User Documentation, guides, wiki guides. I would like to learn some coding. Adding Hardware support ,Devices Templates.
Techstyle	Advanced Newbie	System builder, Linux newbie, some Wiki writing experience / PMP (Project Management Professional), MBA, Mechanical Engineer, Entrepreneur	1hr per day	US central (Milwaukee, WI)	Anything structured
nite_man	regular user	Integrator, consultant, GSD, Ruby, Maemo Orbiter / More then 10 years of software development - Perl, PHP, Linux sysadmin	2-4 hours per day	UTC+2:00 Nicosia, Cyprus	Admin site, Maemo Orbiter, posting news, blogging, Russian translation
Daballiemo	regular user	Worked my way through Linux/Ubuntu/Fedora mainly on virtualization / Working within MOD and about 15 years of exp. with "paper" documentation	About 3-6 hours a week	GMT +1, Amsterdam	Virtualization and interfacing (webui, remote, keyboard, touch aso)
SteveC	LMCE Newbie but keen to get cracking.	Electronics/Software Engr, C/C++ for 15years.	Approx 5 hours/week	UTC+10:00 Brisbane, Australia	Main interests relate to external hardware interfaces eg. Clipsal CBUS lighting, Caddx/Networx Alarm system.
castlec	LMCE Noob. Linux regular user/noob	Java Dev, C++ trained (University).	3-5 hours/Week	UTC-5 Ohio, USA
ZuG	Regular User	Linux, PHP and a bit of C. Very familiar with Asterisk and OpenVPN	3-5 hours/Week	GMT Cardiff, United Kingdom	OpenVPN development
ccoudsi	Regular user	15+ years embedded hardware design, 8+ years engineering manager, Assembly, C, Perl, Ruby (newbie)	5-8 hours a week	UTC-08 PT	Security Panels
colinjones	Regular User	Bit of bash, some simple coding, learning C++, familiar with the DCE system	~15-20 hours/Week	UTC+10, Sydney, Australia	LMCE!
sp00nhead	User since Pluto days	IT support & Training, want to be python coder, solid knowledge of Linux systems	~5 hours/week unless i get hooked again.	GMT Crewe, UK	take the LMCE framework and make it as popular as xbmc/boxee!
darrenmason	User/Developer since Pluto days, familiar with the codebase and architecture	IT Consultant with Software engineering background specialising in Integration. Have developed in C++/Java and various other languages	Varies depending upon family but can/will find time if interest level is there	UTC+10, Sydney, Australia	New devices, Microcontroller integration, Constrained resources Media Directors, DLNP
patricez	Advanced Newbie	Tech addict. Dev Team Manager, have experience in C,SQL,Xen,vmware,citrix,Asterisk,network...	Varies depending my job(s) and family but could be 5-10hrs/week	UTC-5, Quebec, Canada	Home Automation, VOIP, Virtualization, Networking
PeteK	User Since Pluto, some development work submitted to Pluto (early Insteon)	Avionics Engineer, Hardware/Software C++ experience	Shooting for 5-10 hrs/week	UTC-8/-7 Mojave, CA, USA	Automation Interfaces
davegravy	LMCE Newbie	Electrical/Acoustical Engineer, Project Manager. Java, Assembly, some C++ learned in university.	5-10hrs/week hopefully	UTC-5, Toronto, Canada	Home Automation, VOIP, Documentation
LegoGT	Regular User	EE(CmpE); Hardware design, firmware/software dev; C/C++, Assembly, Java, shell scripting	10-15 hrs/week	GMT-5 Atlanta, USA	Home Automation, Asterisk, A/V distribution, Embedded dev (drivers, hw/fw, etc.), Security, Maemo
TSCHAK	Advanced LMCE Hacker	Polymath, Hacker, Sound Designer, Accoustics Engineer, Software Designer, Programmer, Computer Scientist, Human Interface Design Specialist, Web Application Developer, Domotics Researcher, Professional Musician, Graphic Designer	18+ hrs/day	GMT-5 Cambridge, MA USA	Virtually Every Single Subsystem. Most of my work however, has been in Orbiter, Media Plugin, and Telecom Plugin/Asterisk DCE Device. I have also written a security panel driver (VistaICM2), as well as a new media type (Game Player), etc.
sptremblay	I'm a passionate newbie	I'm a .Net developer. I've done a few Java. It's always part of development "I want to learn something new"	approx 8 hrs/week (I have 6 month old triplets! I'll do my best)	GMT-5 Quebec, Qc, CAN	Anything I want to get my hand in development.
Bdfoster (Brian Foster)	Regular User	10 Years Experiance building computers, know Windows UI well, have used Linux for last 2 years	2-3 Hrs/Day	GMT+1 (most of the time)	Telecom, Z-Wave, Other Hardware
roberto99 (Roberto)	newbie	User and supporter of MS products (not a pro), newbie with Linux and LMCE, some HW assembling and support, nothing relevant really	to be determined	Switzerland GMT +2	Translation of the wiki/guides/whatever from english to german, if this is of interest (to attract german speaking users from Germany, Switzerland, Austria)
Ray_N	Regular User	Software development, Linux/Unix administration and development, C, Java, Intel assembly, MySQL and networking, Documentation, structure/organization, some graphics background/understanding, fluent in Spanish	Less than 8hrs/week :-(	GMT -4 hrs	Media, Usability, Optimization, making it work, seeing LMCE become THE home media system
orgel	Regular User	Software- and Web- development, Windows/Linux C, C#, Java, SQL, PHP, ASP, JSP, Training	Varies depending my job(s) and family but could be 2-8 hrs/day	GMT +1	German translation, translation into the German Wiki, moderator of the German forum
Ger-sh-win	LinuxMCE Newbie	Business analyst, Software developer, Windows/Linux, C, Java, SQL, PHP	few evenings a week	GMT +1 (Austria)	EIB, German translation, Testing, Docmentation
manizpatel	LinuxMCE Newbie	System programming in C, C++, Network Programming in Java 6	I am not sure but at least 10 hrs/week.	(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)	Device Drivers, Mobile orbiters, testing
Morpheus	LinuxMCE newbie, though been watching the project for the last 2 years. 3 years Linux Experience	Building and testing computers for the last 10 years. Very limited programming experience, but always willing to try, usually better at working through other peoples code than my own. Worked with various Wiki's and Forums that sit on my own sites.	5hrs / week, possibly more.	GMT - Lincolnshire, UK	Testing, Documentation, Help with MediaWiki and Forums.
TonyBryan	LinuxMCE newbie	Amateur developer, but done a lot of testing and documentation over 10 years. 2 years Linux experience, 1 year LMCE experience. Little bit of Java and .NET, documentation and testing.	2-10 hours per week depending on other commitments and how much the baby cries!	GMT - Derby, UK	UI, documentation, testing
Microchip	LinuxMCE newbie	Experienced in Linux and FreeBSD server management, compilation, troubleshooting, making packages work, configuration, gluing things together. Also PHP/HTML/SQL/etc.	3-6+ hours a week	GMT - Lancashire, UK	Backend configuration, RAID, web admin, external package integration, UPnP/NAT-PMP mapping, adaptive Internet / network video streaming according to conditions
Cfernandes	Regular User	20+ years hardware maintenance, Linux, PHP , Asterisk, OpenVPN, Iptables	6+ Hours a week	GMT-3 Brazil	LMCE!
ArmorGnome	LinuxMCE newbie	General computing knowledge, dedicated to testing and configuring low $ hardware and offering non-standard implementation of standard devices for unique situations	30-40 Hours a week	GMT-5 Portland, MI	I believe in delayed gratification and find joy in doing things for others. I have enjoyed using LMCE for over 3 years now and do my best to contribute where possible
chrisjbell	Software engineer / LMCE FNG	25+ yrs, lots of different platforms / languages, currently C/C++, Oracle on HPUX	Depends - I'm pretty flexible	GMT-8, CA USA	Insteon & media streaming
rockygar	System Administrator Linux / Regular User	5 yrs of experience in the field of Information Technology and a passion for working with the latest technologies.	3 hours a week	CEST Turin,ITALY	Testing, Documentation,Virtualization, ARM Technology like Raspberry
Alblasco1702	User / Webdeveloper	PHP, CSS, html, bash (little)	+/-15 hours a week	GMT +1 Netherland	userspace webadmin.
PittsburghZombie	User / linux sys admin	Linux admin with experience with various open source technologies. Good with bash and perl. Some experience with C++.	6-8 hours a week.	GMT -5 Pennsylvania, USA	Updating customizing DNS/DHCP options. Would like to look at some of the plugins/players.
Gavlee	Regular LinuxMCE user since around 2014, first tried it in 2008(ish), Linux since 1999. Experienced building hardware systems and software from scratch.	Engineer. Passionate about audio and technology, over the years have dabbled in at least assembly, C/C++, shell, python, ruby, lua, lisp, javascript, sql, web, wiki. fixing bugs and making more.	Variable.	GMT, England.	Various; build system, testing, database, packaging, Disked/Diskless MD functionality, ARM/embedded, MythTV, automation, telecom.

Alumni

Paul Webber -- contact: webpaul1 -at- gmail (.com)
Paul launched LinuxMCE on March 15, 2007, but is moving on to other projects. He visits us occasionally but after release 0710 will no longer be solely responsible for any aspect of the LinuxMCE release cycle. See History of LinuxMCE, for an explanation of why Paul started the project.