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= Me & Linux =
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Although I'm still at school, I've been using Linux for quite a while now - I first started using it way back in 2005, when I finally decided to give MS the boot.
Although I'm still at school, I've been using Linux for quite a while now - I first started using it way back in 2005, when I finally decided to give MS the boot. I'd finally become tired of paying for an OS, while there were perfectly good ones (and even better ones!) available on the internet.
 
I'd had enough of BSoD's and Bugs and having money ripped out of my pocket by Bill G., so yes, I switched!
 
The first ever Distribution I used was Ubuntu, and from then on I've been hooked!


I have a passion to share Linux, and hopefully I can benefit a lot of people!
I have a passion to share Linux, and hopefully I can benefit a lot of people!

Revision as of 14:48, 17 February 2010

That's me!

Joe O'Dell

Hi, My name is Joe O'Dell and I've been working on Fedora for quite a while.

I will try to keep this short, as there are lots of places online where you can read more about me.

I'm a student at an Upper (Secondary) School in Bedfordshire (UK), I'm a GEEK and I have a passion for FLOSS, Linux and Software Freedom. :)

I have some of the more usual hobbies, other than being a geek, such as reading, making cool-beans friends and enjoying life!

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, and do have a look around!

Regards,

Joe

Me & Linux

Although I'm still at school, I've been using Linux for quite a while now - I first started using it way back in 2005, when I finally decided to give MS the boot. I'd finally become tired of paying for an OS, while there were perfectly good ones (and even better ones!) available on the internet.

I have a passion to share Linux, and hopefully I can benefit a lot of people!

Contact

  • Email: ascenseur@fedoraproject.org , joseph.odell@googlemail.com , joe@anagramcreative.co.cc
  • IRC: my nick is ascenseur - I'm usually on #ubuntu-uk, #defy, #bedslug, #fedora-uk and ##linuxanimators (on irc.freenode.net)
  • GPG key: 41BBF4C9 - This is distributed on as many keyservers as possible!
  • Fedora Account: ascenseur
  • FedoraTalk Account: ascenseur@talk.fedoraproject.org
  • SIPGate Account: 4817829@sipgate.co.uk - If you are calling from a SIP network other than SIPgate, or want more details, Click Here!
  • Skype: vie_ascenseur

I welcome you to contact me, but please try to use email/IRC first, as I am not always at my desk to recieve phone calls.

Me on the Internet

I have a collection of sites floating around the website, please visit them!

I also have some useful sites which I'd quite like you to visit!

  • Ubuntu-UK - The Ubuntu-UK group, where I am also a member. I use Fedora and Ubuntu equally on my machines
  • DFEY - DFEY is a group of young people from across the UK who aim to promote FLOSS and Libre to other young people and schools. I'm a member :)

Activities within Fedora

  • Free Media contributor since 2009!

I love being part of the FreeMedia group, as it lets me give something back to the world :)

I don't have extreme amounts of money that I can give, but by sending a couple of 25p discs every month, I know someone else has experienced linux, and that's all good!

  • Promoting Fedora

I aim to promote Fedora (but also other Linux distros) to the wide community in which I live in. This is why I have set up my own LUG (Linux User Group), as I believe that there is a lot I can help others learn, and Fedora is a part of it!

If you're interested in my LUG, have a look at bedslug.co.cc