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= Neville A. Cross =
= Neville A. Cross =


I am Admnistrative Manager at [http://www.teodolinda.com.ni Hotel Mansion Teodolinda] at Managua city, capital of Nicaragua. I have a business degree, so I am not a deep knowledgeable computer person. I am a Amateur Radio since 1993, and a enthusiast on packet radio. By now I have a license of the highest level.
== General Data ==
 
My very first attempts with linux were with Red Hat around 1999, I had several hardware problems and leave it for some years. I took a book of FC4 bible in 2006 and have been using Fedora as my main OS ever since.
 
There is no much Linux formal training opportunities at Nicaragua, so I took a short course in Linux Server Administration based on openSUSE (May - June 2008). This helped me a lot to fill in where my empiric learning have left voids.
 
I have joined the local Fedora community called [http://www.fedora-ni.net Fedora-ni] on march 2008. By the same time I have joined the local LUG: GUL-NIC (Grupo de usuarios Linux de Nicaragua).
 
I applied to become fedora ambassador on August 20th, 2008.
 
== Contact Data ==
 
*'''Blog:''' http://neville.siqueres.com (Spanish)
*'''Website:''' http://www.geocities.com/displicente (Spanish)
*'''E-mail:''' nacross (at) gmail (dot) com
*'''GPG:'''
*'''IRC:''' yn1v (usually #fedora-ni and #fedora-es at freenode when time allows it)
*'''Fedora Account:''' yn1v
*'''Fedora Account:''' yn1v
*'''GPG:'''96851663
*'''Blog:''' http://taygon.com (Spanish)
*'''IRC:''' yn1v (usually #fedora-latam for meetings)
*'''Location:''' Managua, Nicaragua. 1206.29 N / 08615.91 W '''Time Zone:''' UTC +06:00
*'''Nationality:''' Nicaraguan '''Languages:''' Spanish (first language), English (as second language), Portuguese (just a bit).
*'''Call Sign:''' YN1V (for Amateur Radio)
*'''Linux User #:''' 473217
*'''E-mail:'''
[[Image:neville_email.png]]


== Trivia ==
== About me ==


*'''Location:''' Managua, Nicaragua. 1206.29 N / 08615.91 W
I am Business Administrator, I do not posses any technical training or certification. You may be tricket to think that I have, I swear I do not. Really! My technical side comes from the fact that I am an amateur radio since 1993. My very first attempts with linux were with Red Hat around 1999. I came back to it a couple of times but run into hardware incompatibilities. I took a book of FC4 bible in 2006 and have been using Fedora as my main OS ever since.
*'''Time Zone:''' UTC +06:00
*'''Languages:''' Spanish (first language), English (as second language), Portuguese (just a bit).
*'''Nacionality:''' Nicaraguan
*'''Higer Education:'''
** BA Business Administration - [http://www.uca.edu.ni Universidad Centroamericana], Nicaragua.
** MSc Organisational Change and Development - [http://www.manchester.ac.uk The University of Manchester] - United Kingdom.
*'''Call Sing:''' YN1V (for Amateur Radio)


= Fedora Ambassador =
I have joined the local Fedora community called [http://www.fedora.org.ni Fedora-ni] on march 2008. By the same time I have joined the LUG: GUL-NIC (Grupo de Usuarios Linux en Nicaragua).  
== Groups ==
* [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/AmateurRadio Fedora Amateur Radio Special Interest Group]
* [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia Free Media]


== Tasks ==
== Roles ==


* Editor of [http://faq.fedora-ni.net/index.php5?title=Portada Fedora-ni wiki]
* Fedora Ambassador (2008)
* Support at the [http://groups.google.com.ni/group/fedora-ni?pli=1 Fedora-ni Mailing List] and Fedora-es Mailing List
* Freemedia Coordinator (2009) [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yn1v/freemedia_log Personal Log]
* Free Media Program member since November 26th, 2008.
* Marketing Team (2010) Currently Inactive
** [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yn1v/freemedia_log Log of the Free Media I have sent]
* Fedora Weekely News, Ambassador Beat Writer. Currently Inactive
* Mentor for Ambassadors. Currently Inactive
* FAmSCo (Dec 2010 - Jun 2012) and current period starting Feb 2014
* Fedora Community Card Holder [[User:Yn1v/Community_credit_card_report| Report]]
* Fedora Board Member since Feb 2014


== Projects as an Ambassador ==
== Badges ==
{{ #fedorabadges: yn1v }}


* Promote a monthly gathering where users that get Fedora installed from different install parties can get support. Working with local FOSS community we have established Pizza-Bash events. This are an informal activity where people can get help face to face. I have been hanging Fedora posters and helping Fedora users.
== Interest==
* Set up a local repository at Nicaragua. In the mean time set up a private repository for updates a give access to users that do not have internet and also to be used at install parties without internet access. A local ISP has shown interest in this project, they are allocating server space for this.
* Fedora Amateur Radio Special Interest Group
* Participate in the Spanish translation of [http://www.fedorafaq.org The unofficial Fedora FAQ]
* Fedora Robotics Special Interest Group
* Help on the documentation of Amateur Radio applications that are included on Fedora


== Fedora Upcoming Activities ==
== Events ==
* FISL / FUDCon LATAM. Porto Alegre, Brazil (2009)
* Marketing FAD. Raleigh, NC, USA (2010)
* FUDCon NA. Tempe, AZ, USA (2011)
* FUDCon LATAM. Panama City, Panama (2011)


* Fedora 10 Lauch Party [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZAFFkNAGWb7AePaCkd5UzBiEzjAD94HN1EO0 (suspended)]
= Publications =


== Fedora Past Activities ==
* Article: Software Freedom at Nicaragua at ''Observador Economico'' Magazine [http://www.elobservadoreconomico.com/articulo/675 online version (spanish)]
 
* 2008
** August 16th [http://www.linuxtour.org/index.php5?title=Un_dia_con_la_UCA Un día con la UCA] - [http://www.uca.edu.ni UCA] 
*** Coordinate the event
** July 22th [http://www.linuxtour.org/index.php5?title=SL-para-Todos Software Libre para No-Informáticos] - [http://www.uca.edu.ni UCA]
*** Coordinate the event
*** Speak promoting GNUCash
 
= FOSS =
==FOSS Projects==
 
* Set up a wiki to share instructions for setting up linux for amateur radio use. Specially the topics related to AX.25.
* Set up a local forum to provide support for [http://www.gnucash.org GNUCash]


== FOSS Upcoming Activities ==


* January 23th [http://www.linuxtour.org/Pizza-Bash-II Pizza-Bash II] at [http://www.teodolinda.com.ni Hotel Mansión Teodolinda]
* February 7th and 21st Repo Workshop at [http://www.uca.edu.ni UCA]


== FOSS Past Activities ==
----
 
* December 19th [http://www.linuxtour.org/index.php5?title=Pizza-Bash Pizza Bash] at [http://www.isi.edu.ni ISI Managua]
* September 26th [http://www.linuxtour.org/index.php5?title=Barcamp_1.5 Ubuntu Barcamp 1.5]
** Drinker
* September 20th [http://www.linuxtour.org/sfd Software Freedom Day Nicaragua 2008] at [http://www.uca.edu.ni UCA]
** Staff - Coordinate the conference area.
*** [http://softwarefreedomday.org/Competition2008 One of the best event world wide!]
* August 14th Dia Debian 2008 at UNI-IES
** Provide a projector
* June 20th openSUSE day at UNICIT
** Support
* June 14th [http://www.mandriva.org.ni/content/view/3/15/ Mandriva Install Party 2008] at UNI-IES
** Support
** Provide Projector
* June 13th [http://www.linuxtour.org/index.php5?title=Ubuntu_Translation_Sprint Ubuntu Translation Sprint] at [http://www.isi.edu.ni ISI]
** Translator - 84 strings
* June 12th Jornada Ubuntera at [http://www.uca.edu.ni UCA]
** Speach
** Provide Projector
* June 5th Jornada Ubuntera at [http://www.uca.edu.ni UCA]
** Provide a projector
* June 4th to 6th Feria Tecnologica at UNAN-Managua
** Support
* May 23th Linux Tour at [http://www.isi.edu.ni ISI Managua]
** Support
* April 26th [http://installfest.info/FLISOL2008/Nicaragua FLISOL 2008] at UNAN
** Registration Desk
 
== Publications ==
 
* Article: Software Freedom at Nicaragua at ''Observador Economico'' Magazine [http://www.elobservadoreconomico.com/articulo/675 online version (spanish)]


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Latest revision as of 23:55, 27 May 2014

Yn1v: Neville A. Cross

Neville A. Cross

General Data

  • Fedora Account: yn1v
  • GPG:96851663
  • Blog: http://taygon.com (Spanish)
  • IRC: yn1v (usually #fedora-latam for meetings)
  • Location: Managua, Nicaragua. 1206.29 N / 08615.91 W Time Zone: UTC +06:00
  • Nationality: Nicaraguan Languages: Spanish (first language), English (as second language), Portuguese (just a bit).
  • Call Sign: YN1V (for Amateur Radio)
  • Linux User #: 473217
  • E-mail:

About me

I am Business Administrator, I do not posses any technical training or certification. You may be tricket to think that I have, I swear I do not. Really! My technical side comes from the fact that I am an amateur radio since 1993. My very first attempts with linux were with Red Hat around 1999. I came back to it a couple of times but run into hardware incompatibilities. I took a book of FC4 bible in 2006 and have been using Fedora as my main OS ever since.

I have joined the local Fedora community called Fedora-ni on march 2008. By the same time I have joined the LUG: GUL-NIC (Grupo de Usuarios Linux en Nicaragua).

Roles

  • Fedora Ambassador (2008)
  • Freemedia Coordinator (2009) Personal Log
  • Marketing Team (2010) Currently Inactive
  • Fedora Weekely News, Ambassador Beat Writer. Currently Inactive
  • Mentor for Ambassadors. Currently Inactive
  • FAmSCo (Dec 2010 - Jun 2012) and current period starting Feb 2014
  • Fedora Community Card Holder Report
  • Fedora Board Member since Feb 2014

Badges

Secretary General Speak Up! Bloggin' it! (Planet II) Bloggin' it! (Planet I) Involvement Mugshot Junior Badger (Badger I) Ambassador Curious Penguin (Ask Fedora II) Curious Penguin (Ask Fedora I) Junior Editor Senior Editor Master Editor Associate Editor FUDCon Cusco White Rabbit Crypto Panda Paranoid Panda Riddle Me This Junior Tagger (Tagger I) Tagger (Tagger II) Bloggin' it! (Planet III) Let Me Introduce Myself Baby Badger Bloggin' it! (Planet IV) Embryo Tadpole Egg Flock Paparazzi FLISOL 2014 Organizer Let's have a party (Fedora 20) FAmSCo Member FLISOL 2014 Attendee Bob Loblaw (Planet V) Flock 2014 Speaker Party Pirate FAD Managua 2013 The Panda Is In Let's have a party (Fedora 21) Origin FUDCon Cordoba 2015 Speaker Chocolate Chip (Cookie II) FUDCon Cordoba 2015 Attendee Froglet Top 500 FLISOL 2016 Organizer FLISOL 2016 Attendee 3D Printing SIG Member FLISOL 2017 Attendee Fedora 27 Release Partygoer Science (Kernel Tester I) Top 100 I Voted: Fedora 29 Lets have a party Fedora 34 Community Survey Taker I Free the Fedora FUDCon Managua Vacation Flock 2015 Speaker Macaron (Cookie I) FLISOL 2015 Attendee FLISOL 2015 Speaker FLISOL 2015 Organizer Flock 2015 Attendee Chief Editor Fedora 24 Translation Sprint Nuancier F24 Keepin Fedora Beautiful (F26) Fedora 26 Release Partygoer Fedora Women Day 2017 Attendee Nuancier F28 I Voted: Fedora 31 Tadpole with Legs Fedora NI Author Curious Penguin (Ask Fedora III) Ambassadors Sponsor The Blessing of the FPL Crypto Badger Flock 2014 Attendee In Search of the Bull (Tester I) Associate Badger (Badger 1.5) Senior Badger (Badger II) Nom Nom Nom Nuancier F25 Fedora 25 Release Partygoer Nuancier F26 Discovery of the Footprints (Tester II) Black and White (Cookie III) Board Member Social Panda nest-attendee-2020 I Voted: Fedora 33 Adult Frog

Interest

  • Fedora Amateur Radio Special Interest Group
  • Fedora Robotics Special Interest Group

Events

  • FISL / FUDCon LATAM. Porto Alegre, Brazil (2009)
  • Marketing FAD. Raleigh, NC, USA (2010)
  • FUDCon NA. Tempe, AZ, USA (2011)
  • FUDCon LATAM. Panama City, Panama (2011)

Publications


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