Jacob Peddicord

Hi! I'm Jacob Peddicord. You may know me from FOSSwire, Ubuntu, or elsewhere. I'm a student, web, and software developer. I'm a staff member at the Ubuntu Forums and contribute to a few other areas of Ubuntu. I currently maintain FOSSwire, an open-source collaborative news and tutorials website. Writing web applications using Python and Django has become a hobby of mine, though I also like to create desktop software using Python, Vala, GTK+, or whatever else fits the bill.

Take a look at some of my projects below, or find out more information about what I do in the later sections of this page.

Projects

Mound Data Manager

Mound Data Manager is an application I've written to manage the data of other applications. It is designed to be easy to use and get the job done as quick as possible. It is written in Python using GTK+.

• Official Website
• Mound on Launchpad
• Recent posts

Commandeer

Commandeer is a quick application to lock the display while a command is run. Useful for system backups, scheduled activities, and other system administrator tasks. Written in Vala using GTK+.

• Official Website
• Commandeer on Launchpad
• Recent posts

PkgBase

PkgBase (pron. "Package Base") is a small website designed to assist users in installing new software as quickly as possible. It detects the Linux distribution of the user's computer and guides them to the quickest possible route to get whatever software they're trying to install running.

• PkgBase

Xeiso

Xeiso is a system designed to turn your PC into a gaming system. It can be installed onto any Linux-based computer. Development has largely halted, but is open for anyone to pick up and go. (Contact me if you're interested in driving the project forward.)

• Xeiso.com
• Launchpad project

Ubuntu

I am an Ubuntu Member, and do a variety of things in the Ubuntu world. I'm currently a staff member at the Ubuntu Forums, and I've previously lead the Ubuntu Ohio LoCo team for 1.5 years. More recently, I've started working on packaging.

• people.ubuntu.com page
• Launchpad profile
• Ubuntu Forums profile

Need to contact me about something Ubuntu related? Shoot an email to jpeddicord@ubuntu.com.

FOSSwire

I currently write tutorials and news articles on FOSSwire,
a popular open-source news site.

A few choice posts I've written include:

• Get your GObject on with Vala
• Use an ISO as if it were a real CD
• Ubuntu 8.10: What's New?
• Ubuntu Cheat Sheet
• GNOME 2.19 Appearance Applet
• Ubuntu's xorg.conf GUI
• Unix/Linux Command Cheat Sheet

Need to contact me about a FOSSwire related matter? Mail jacob@fosswire.com.