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I'm a developer and contributor in Fedora and other Linux distributions, focusing primarily on the base Linux system components, such as package and software management. I'm a big believer in "upstream first", which has led me all over the open source world.
I'm a developer and contributor in Fedora and other Linux distributions, focusing primarily on the base Linux system components, such as package and software management. I'm a big believer in "upstream first", which has led me all over the open source world.


I've been a user of Red Hat Linux and Fedora since 2002, and I've been a contributor to Fedora since 2007. Nowadays, I largely work in software and systems management projects, but I also dabble in video games and other things.
I've been a user of Red Hat Linux and Fedora since 2002, and I've been a contributor to Fedora since 2007. I used to primarily work in software and systems management projects, but now I focus on desktop Fedora Linux, especially on multimedia; video games and game development; and audio+video production on Fedora Linux.


== Contact ==
== Contact ==

Revision as of 23:12, 30 December 2022

Neal Gompa
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Personal information
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Norwalk, CT, USA


GPG key: BA9778545005C10C
Contact information
Twitter: Det_Conan_Kudo
LinkedIn: ngompa
Fediverse: @Conan_Kudo@fosstodon.org
GitHub: Conan-Kudo
GitLab: Conan_Kudo

Fedora-specific information
FAS name: ngompa
Fedora e-mail: ngompa@fedoraproject.org
Fedora homepage: ngompa.fedorapeople.org
 


Neal Gompa

General Information

DevOps Engineer by day, Linux systems aficionado and developer by night!

I'm a developer and contributor in Fedora and other Linux distributions, focusing primarily on the base Linux system components, such as package and software management. I'm a big believer in "upstream first", which has led me all over the open source world.

I've been a user of Red Hat Linux and Fedora since 2002, and I've been a contributor to Fedora since 2007. I used to primarily work in software and systems management projects, but now I focus on desktop Fedora Linux, especially on multimedia; video games and game development; and audio+video production on Fedora Linux.

Contact

  • Email: ngompa A fedoraproject D org
  • Matrix: A conan_kudo C matrix D org
  • IRC: Conan_Kudo, Pharaoh_Atem, Son_Goku, King_InuYasha, Sir_Gallantmon, Eighth_Doctor on Libera Chat and OFTC

Activities within Fedora

  • Maintain many packages in Fedora
  • Participate in the Admin, CoreOS, RelEng, Go, Java, Python, Ruby, Rust, KDE, GNOME/Workstation, Modularity, MinGW, Server, Cloud, Buildsys, and OKD groups
  • Contribute to RPM, DNF, Mock/Koji, Pagure, and many other applications

Badges

Riddle Me This Don't Call it a Comeback Associate Badger (Badger 1.5) Paranoid Panda Like a Rock (Updates-Stable I) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build IV) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build II) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build III) It still works! BrickHack 2016 Attendee Macaron (Cookie I) The cat came back... Mirror, Mirror on the Wall What goes around comes around (Karma I) What goes up... (Koji Failure II) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable II) Senior Badger (Badger II) Junior Editor If you build it... (Koji Success III) Telegraphist (Upstream Release Monitoring I) Riding the Bull Home (Tester VI) Associate Editor Python SIG member Chocolate Chip (Cookie II) The Bull Transcended (Tester VII) Proven Packager Red Hat Summit 2017 You can call me "Patches" (SCM IV) What goes up... (Koji Failure III) If you build it... (Koji Success IV) White Hat Fedora 27 Change Accepted Crypto Panda Fedora 28 Change Accepted DevConf.us Attendee 2018 Parselmouth I Patches (SCM V) What goes around comes around (Karma IV) Both Bull and Self Transcended (Tester VIII) Black and White (Cookie III) Fedora 31 Change Accepted Flock 2019 Attendee I Voted: Fedora 31 I Voted: Fedora 30 Long Life to Pagure (Pagure VI) What goes up... (Koji Failure IV) Fedora Legal Badge of Doom Fedora 33 Change Accepted nest-attendee-2020 It's a Cake Thing Lets have a party Fedora 33 FOSDEM 2021 Attendee Linux App Summit 2021 I Voted: Fedora 34 Red Hat Summit 2021 Akademy 2021 GUADEC 2021 Fedora 36 Change Accepted Fedora at RH Summit, 2015 You can call me "Patches" (SCM I) What goes up... (Koji Failure I) Corporate Drone If you build it... (Koji Success II) Mugshot Embryo Froglet Tadpole Junior Badger (Badger I) Take this and call me in the morning Bona Fide If you build it... (Koji Success I) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing I) White Rabbit Discovery of the Footprints (Tester II) Perceiving the Bull (Tester III) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build VI) Top 500 Partners in Crime Nuancier F24 Catching the Bull (Tester IV) Red Hat Summit 2016 Binary Star Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing III) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable III) Senior Editor What goes around comes around (Karma III) Red Hat Summit 2018 Flock 2018 Attendee Long Life to Pagure (Pagure III) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure I) Corporate Shill Long Life to Pagure (Pagure IV) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure V) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure II) Master Badger (Badger III) All your $arch are belong to us (Koji Success V) The Blessing of the FPL Fedora & CentOS Social @ Summit 2020 Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing IV) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable IV) Social Panda The Last Argument of Kings Let's do lunch! I Voted: Fedora 33 NYE Party Panda DevConf.cz 2021 Attendee Adult Frog Fedora Podcast Interviewee Lets have a party Fedora 34 Community Survey Taker I United Packages of Fedora Podcast Contributor Fedora 35 Change Accepted Nest Attendee 2021 Lets have a party Fedora 35 I Voted: Fedora 35 FOSDEM 2022 Attendee Corporate Overlord Nest with Fedora 2022 Attendee Lets have a party Fedora 37 CentOS Connect 2023 Attendee KDE SIG Let's have an anniversary party (Fedora 39) FOSDEM 2024 Attendee SCaLE 21x Attendee DevConf.cz 2022 Attendee Return to Society (Tester X) Top 25 Community Survey Taker 2022 I Voted: Fedora 36 SCaLE 19x Attendee Fedora Week of Diversity 2022 Fedora 38 Change Accepted I voted: Fedora 37 Let's have a party (Fedora 38) Flock 2023 Attendee Red Hat Summit 2024 I voted: Fedora 40 In Search of the Bull (Tester I) Involvement You can call me "Patches" (SCM II) Egg Tadpole with Legs Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build I) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build V) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing II) You can call me "Patches" (SCM III) Taming the Bull (Tester V) Let Me Introduce Myself Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build VII) Helping Hand Packager Sponsor Fedora 26 Change Accepted What goes around comes around (Karma II) Old Yeller Override, you say? Rollercoaster Restaurant Fedora 29 Change Accepted Top 100 Speak Up! Fedora 30 Change Accepted Parselmouth II You’re on a boat! Readiness Fedora 32 Change Accepted Reaching the Source (Tester IX) I Voted: Fedora 32 Community Messenger I Secretary General I converted to btrfs! Master Editor Pizzelle (Cookie IV) Fedora 34 Change Accepted Learning from Sensei Mic Check! (Updates-Testing V) Badge Junkie (Badger IV) Museum Visitor Tectonic! (Updates-Stable V) Fedora Mentor Summit 2022 Lets have a party Fedora 36 Fedora 37 Change Accepted FOSDEM 2023 Attendee Fedora 39 Change Accepted I voted: Fedora 38 Community Survey Taker 2023 Ghost Tour I voted: Fedora 39 LXQt SIG Member CentOS Connect 2024 Attendee