Background

Name: David Graham
Handle: cdlu, meaning "Confused Debian Linux User"
Location: Guelph, Ontario
Email: cdlu@railfan.ca
Occupation: Technology consultant
Disposition: Married to Laura New, BComp, BSc
Born: Province of Quebec in July of 1981
Languages: English, French
Politics: Left of centre, principled proponent of democracy
Religious background: Non-practicing atheist Jew
University: University of Guelph
High school: Northfield Mount Hermon School, class of 1999
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Published stuff

Interests

• Linux
  • First used Linux in 1995
  • Using Linux almost exclusively since early 1998
  • A co-founder, co-author of the constitution, 4-time elected Chair, and currently Ombudsman of the Open and Free Technology Community
  • Recently re-elected member of the Board of Directors of Software in the Public Interest
  • Bourne Again Believer
  • GPG/PGP key: D5F45889
  • News feed editor for NewsForge and Linux.com June 2000 to December 2008
  • Creator of the Linux Syndicate
• Politics
  • Unconditional federalist
  • Guelph Mercury Community Editorial Board (2008, 2009)
  • Member of the federal Liberal party
    • Author of Liblogs
  • Creator of Guelph Blogs
  • Provincially unaligned
  • Opposed to all forms of Proportional "Representation"
    • Web Director for the Ontario No MMP campaign
  • Supporter of most forms of Preferential Balloting, particularly Condorcet, IRV, and Approval Voting, none of which require ranking all candidates
• Trains
  • Advocate for better rail-based public transit
  • Serious trainspotter
  • Guelph Historical Railway Association
• Volunteering
  • Guelph Police Community Volunteer Patrol (vice-chair)
  • Guelph Historical Railway Association (former VP)
  • The Open and Free Technology Community (4 term Chair, current Ombudsman)
  • Guelph Federal Liberal Association (Board member)
  • Software in the Public Interest (former Secretary, currently Board member)
  • Liblogs (Programmer, Board member)
• Also
  • Licensed pilot