About a year ago, I became involved in the GalliumOS project. I had recently changed my major from film studies to computer science, the joke being “I switched to a different kind of script writing.” A bit after that, I was approached by my professor with a job offer to be a systems administrator for the department. All of these things thrust me into the world of computer science and all that it encompasses.<\/p>\n
For the unaware, GalliumOS is a lightweight GNU\/Linux distribution for Chromebooks. I’ve had a Chromebook since high school, and originally got it with the sole purpose of putting Linux on it. However, after the Chrubuntu project disappeared I couldn’t find a way to put Linux back on there, and most distros weren’t well equipped for the hardware. After my backup laptop, which I had been using for most work, died, I was happy to find GalliumOS. I quickly became a regular in their IRC channel, often helping people with mundane problems or installation.<\/p>\n
At one point, one of the devs asked if anyone was willing to moderate the forum on \/r\/GalliumOS. I volunteered, and was trusted enough to be accepted. I quickly became an operator on the IRC, and started contributing code to the project. My first contribution was replacing the stock Xubuntu install slideshow with a GalliumOS one. After that, an animated splash. Recently, updated icons.<\/p>\n
\nThat took way too long. pic.twitter.com\/b7RJN6o34D<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 David Muckle (@dvdmuckle) June 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n