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= Lee Brewer =
= Lee Brewer =


'''Name''':  Lee Brewer
'''Name''':  Lee Brewer


'''Occupation''': IT
'''Occupation''': Network Administrator


'''Employer''': Sharp Business Systems of SC
'''Employer''': Sharp Business Systems of SC
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'''Location''': Simpsonville, SC
'''Location''': Simpsonville, SC


'''AIM''': spencersdad99
'''Google Talk''': brewer.lee


'''Yahoo''': spencersdad99
'''IRC''': Android_Lee


'''IRC''': uclugLee
'''My Linkedin Profile''': http://www.linkedin.com/in/lbrewer


= About Me =
= About Me =


I currently live in Simpsonville, SC, with my wife of 16 years and 9 year old son.  I currently work for the imaging division of Sharp Electronics.  I'm the IT/network/computer person for our church and very active with the Boy Scouts of America.  I've been using Fedora as a desktop OS since I was at Nuvox, which would have been sometime around the Fedora 4-ish days.
I currently live in Simpsonville, SC, with my wife of 20 years and 13 year old son.  I currently work in the IT department for the imaging division of Sharp Electronics.  I've been using Fedora as a desktop OS since I was at Nuvox, which would have been sometime around the Fedora 4-ish days.


= Why I Joined Fedora =
= Why I Joined Fedora =


In the mid 1990's I jumped on the MCSE bandwagon with dreams of getting certified and making $100k a year.  After getting A+, Net+ and MCSA, I discovered a constant value with the Micro$oft way of thinking: There way is the only way.
In the mid 1990's I jumped on the MCSE bandwagon with dreams of getting certified and making $100k a year.  After getting A+, Net+ and MCSA, I discovered a constant value with the Micro$oft way of thinking: "Their way is the only way"


Then when I was working for Nuvox a friend suggestged I give Linux a try.  "Why?" I asked.  And I loved his answer:
Then when I was working for Nuvox a friend suggestged I give Linux a try.  "Why?" I asked.  And I loved his answer:
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WHAT?!?!?  A company that ENCOURAGES you to make changes to their operating system?  Where do I get it?  And he handed me a Fedora 4 disk, and I've been hooked ever since.
WHAT?!?!?  A company that ENCOURAGES you to make changes to their operating system?  Where do I get it?  And he handed me a Fedora 4 disk, and I've been hooked ever since.


I joined the Fedora project in May 2009 after being threatened......uh, I mean.....talked into it by David Nalley.   I want to show as many people at possible just how easy it is with Fedora to migrate away from that other operating system.
I joined the Fedora project in May 2009 after being threatened......uh, I mean.....talked into it by David Nalley. I've tried over "flavors" of Linux but seem to keep coming back to Fedora.

Latest revision as of 16:33, 17 May 2013

Lee Brewer

Name: Lee Brewer

Occupation: Network Administrator

Employer: Sharp Business Systems of SC

Location: Simpsonville, SC

Google Talk: brewer.lee

IRC: Android_Lee

My Linkedin Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lbrewer

About Me

I currently live in Simpsonville, SC, with my wife of 20 years and 13 year old son. I currently work in the IT department for the imaging division of Sharp Electronics. I've been using Fedora as a desktop OS since I was at Nuvox, which would have been sometime around the Fedora 4-ish days.

Why I Joined Fedora

In the mid 1990's I jumped on the MCSE bandwagon with dreams of getting certified and making $100k a year. After getting A+, Net+ and MCSA, I discovered a constant value with the Micro$oft way of thinking: "Their way is the only way"

Then when I was working for Nuvox a friend suggestged I give Linux a try. "Why?" I asked. And I loved his answer: "Because if there is something you don't like, you can change it."

WHAT?!?!? A company that ENCOURAGES you to make changes to their operating system? Where do I get it? And he handed me a Fedora 4 disk, and I've been hooked ever since.

I joined the Fedora project in May 2009 after being threatened......uh, I mean.....talked into it by David Nalley. I've tried over "flavors" of Linux but seem to keep coming back to Fedora.