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Website: https://ubuntubudgie.org/ From the website: “Ubuntu Budgie is a proud official member of the Ubuntu family. We combine the simplicity and elegance of the Budgie interface to produce a traditional desktop-orientated distro with a modern paradigm. Budgie is a desktop environment focused on having a clean and yet powerful desktop without unnecessary bloat.” In this issue, we would like to introduce you to one of the awesome people behind the popular Ubuntu Budgie, Dustin Krysak. Ubuntu Budgie is the new kid on the block in the Ubuntu flavours. The reason we picked Dustin, is because he is so active in the Linux community, this does not mean we are ignoring the other members of the Ubuntu Budgie team, by any means. Dustin is always willing to assist others and keeps a presence on Telegram. I asked Dustin for an interview and he very kindly agreed to answer my questions:
Site Web : https://ubuntubudgie.org
Du site : « Ubuntu Budgie est un membre officiel de la famille Ubuntu et fier de l'être. Nous combinons la simplicité et l'élégance de l'interface Budgie pour produire une distrib. traditionnel orienté ordinateur de bureau avec un paradigme moderne. Budgie est un environnement de bureau qui a pour objectif de fournir un bureau qui soit propre et néanmoins puissant sans gras inutile. »
Dans ce numéro, on aimerait vous présenter l'un des individus géniaux derrière Ubuntu Budgie, Dustin Krysak. Tout en étant populaire, Ubuntu Budgie est le nouveau venu aux saveurs Ubuntu. Nous avons choisi Dustin parce qu'il est vraiment très actif dans la communauté de Linux ; ce qui ne signifie point que nous ignorons les autres membres de l'équipe d'Ubuntu Budgie. Dustin est toujours disposé à aider les autres et maintient une présence sur Telegram.
J'ai demandé à Dustin de m'accorder un entretien et il a très gentiment accepté de répondre à mes questions :
Q: Dustin, thank you very much for your time. First, can you tell us something about yourself? How old are you? Where do you live? What do you do for a living? When and why did you start using Linux?
A: I’m old as dirt; 4* living in Vancouver BC (Canada). My background has traditionally been data centre design and systems administration, but the last 5 years have predominantly been working in AWS for a software company. I recently made the transition to working from home and doing AWS design full time for a VAR. My Linux background started out with Redhat 5 (1997 I think??). My Linux background, however, was predominantly servers though, because the desktops just didn’t jive for me at the time due to the corporate environments I had to work in. But even with that being said, those were the early years. I would say that my real “production” experience kicked off with Redhat 8. Starting out, I loved to tinker, but, moreso, I loved the “way” everything was done in Linux. The configuration, the more in-depth access to the system. It allowed you to really get under the hood if you needed to; and promoting a deeper understanding of your system.
Q: How did you get involved with Ubuntu Budgie, and why?
A: I had been a long-time consumer of open source software, but had never been a contributor. I wanted to change that and give something back. When I was looking for a “home,” I wanted to find a place with a smaller team. I knew I was going to need some mentoring, plus I wanted to be able to actually have an effect on the outcome. The Ubuntu Budgie site had a “help wanted” section, and I basically just started communicating with the team on how to get started. Most people do not realize that you merely need to be willing to give your time. It is harder than you think to get long-term contributors or people that stick around in general. Things change, it is life. 
Q : Dustin, merci de m'avoir consacré du temps aujourd'hui. Tout d'abord, pouvez-vous nous dire qui vous êtes ? Quel âge avez-vous ? Où habitez-vous ? Comment gagnez-vous votre vie ? Quand et pourquoi avez-vous commencé à utiliser Linux ?
R : Je suis vieux comme le monde et je vie très bien à Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique au Canada. Traditionnellement, mes antécédents sont dans la conception de centres de données et l'administration des systèmes, mais depuis cinq ans, je travaille principalement en AWS pour une société de logiciels. Récemment, j'ai commencé le télétravail et je fais de la conception AWS à temps plein pour un DVA (distributeur à valeur ajoutée).
Q: Who would you imagine is Ubuntu Budgie's user base? (mostly?)
A: I think we appeal to the people who would like a modern desktop that is out of the way. Start it up and go type stuff. Not a ton of time or settings to be tweaked to become productive with your computer. The other aspect is just that the desktop looks great out of the box (people like shiny), and we attempt to make it easy through our welcome application to apply additional themes. To sum it up; people who like sane defaults.
Q: What would you say to users coming from another OS? And would Ubuntu Budgie be the right distribution to start with and why?
A: I think it is a great distro to start with mostly because it is not overwhelming with settings and configuration. It is built on an Ubuntu base which provides a TON of support options, tutorials and information in general. If you are coming from another OS, the biggest thing to remember is that you may have to find an alternative software versus something you have used forever. But it exists, and many times can be superior in many ways. And, don’t give up, the Linux community can be very supportive.
Q: The big leap from 18.04 to the impressive 18.10, who is responsible?
A: I’m going to give most of the credit to David (the team lead), and Jacob (Applet developer). They are insanely active, and productive.
Q: Where to from Ubuntu 18.10? Any surprises waiting in the wings?
A: I would say “spit and polish” currently. But there are a few milestones that we have to figure out, especially with Gnome/Nautilus dropping the desktop icon support. We have a few things in the works to ensure our users have the experience they expect after a fresh install.
Q: Can you describe your personal desktop setup?
A: Simple to deploy, yet personalized over a long period. What I mean is that I don’t change a lot immediately. And when I do change something, I use configuration management to script out every aspect of my modifications. This may “sound” complicated, but let me put it this way, I can restore from a bare-metal install with all my apps, settings and data within 30 minutes. Without copying over config files (for the most part). All of my desktops pull from the same GIT repository for their configuration. So once I make a change and check in the script? The other systems will have changes within 10 minutes. By simple, a rebuild is mostly unattended, but yes, admittedly I had some upfront work to do.
Q: What do you think of the current trends in desktop environments and do you believe Budgie will endure?
A: I think it will endure. It fills that niche of a modern (minimal technical debt), beautiful, system with a great out-of-the-box experience. As for the trends, well, I find it hard to “spot” the patterns. Meaning each desktop seems to have a different design goal and direction. Which is great! It gives the end user many choices to get the flow and experience that they want. But we are an excellent fit for those who want to install and go.
Q: Do you guys have any metrics on how large your user base is?
A: We do not participate in the data collection that Ubuntu does with the installer so it is hard to tell. We can monitor downloads, but I feel that is not overly accurate for representation of your user base. Meaning, how many stayed on the system? Did they convert to a full-time user post-test? I watch for growth based on the activity in our own community. I’m more concerned with movement and growth than assigning a number to it.
Q: Distrowatch.com puts Ubuntu Budgie at 64, do you think these 'rankings' are useful or are harmful to the distro by any chance?
A: Distro watch is not a useful metric in any way. I don’t think it represents the actual number of installs. I think it points new users in the wrong direction until they begin to understand the community.
Q: What is the best part of being part of the Ubuntu Budgie team?
A: Simply being able to help shape the distro and the direction it may move in. And if something is broken or does not work correctly, I can either fix it myself or have access to people who can. Giving back to the overall Linux ecosystem is the largest though. Moving from consumer to contributor was my biggest thing.
Ubuntu Budgie desktop is a very smooth implementation of Ubuntu for those who do not like Gnome 3. The Raven menu is easy to access, many standard key combinations are already set up for you. With easy settings to enable flatpack, etc, how could one overlook this distro? Ubuntu Budgie is happy with 2GB of memory, but by adding tabbed browsers, you better have 4GB. If you have not switched, why not try Ubuntu Budgie now?