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|REAL-NAME= Karl (kmf) Fischer
|REAL-NAME= Karl (kmf) Fischer
|HOME= Pretoria<br/>South Africa
|HOME= Pretoria<br/>South Africa
|twitteruser=kmf
|birthday=01/10/1981
|birthday=01/10/1981
|image= kmf.jpg
|image= Karl-Fischer-moss.png
|FAS-NAME= kmf
|FAS-NAME= kmf
|email= kmf@fischer.org.za
|email= kmf@fischer.org.za
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* I Love People
* I Love People
* I'm happily married, 3 children
* I'm happily married, 3 children
* I tinker with gadgets
* I love all bells and all whistles equally
* I work [http://www.obsidian.co.za here] as a Technical Consultant
* I work [http://www.obsidian.co.za here] as a Technical Consultant


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=== Goals ===
=== Goals ===
* I want Fedora to win users based on Features and ease of use
* I want people to hit the road running when they install Fedora
* AMA (Ask me Anything) and I'll share the tools I use and the way I do things


==== As a Contributor ====
==== As a Contributor ====


* I would like to be an Ambassador
* I'm an Ambassador
* Want to uphold the FPCA
* Want to uphold the FPCA
* Promote the Fedora Values
* Promote the Fedora Values
* Dealing with other people in a uplifting, encouraging and positive, so that we can create a loving Fedora family.
* Dealing with other people in a uplifting, encouraging and positive way, so that we can create a loving Fedora family.
* Share the Love!
* Share the Love!
* I love serving people in anyway possible!


=== Skill Areas ===
=== Soft Skills ===


* Communication
* Communication
* Woo
* Woo
* Hugs
* Hugs
* People Skills
=== Tech Skills ===
* Nagios/Icinga/Opsview
* Sysadmin skills
* Support Systems
* I'm a RHCE
=== Event Skills ===
* March 2004 - Africa Source Conference in Namibia – Speaker in the Education Track
* May 2005 - Organised Linux Community stand, at Linux World at the Sandton Convention Center
* August 2005 - Facilitator Free Knowledge Communities at the Centurion Lake Hotel
* September 2005 - Organised Software Freedom Day at the Innovation Hub
* January 2006 - Education Facilitator Africa Source II Conference in Uganda
* September 2006 - Organised Software Freedom Day at the Department of Science & Technology
* September 2007 - Organised Software Freedom Day at the Department of Science & Technology
* September 2008 - Hosted the Software Freedom Event at Insitex
* September 2009 - Speaking at GovTech on Open Source adoption in Government
* September 2009 - Organizer, Hosted the Software Freedom Event at Department of Science & Technology
* September 2010 - Organised Software Freedom Day at the Department of Science and Technology (A strong Focus on the Open Weband Open Source on Mobile Devices)
* August 2013 - Consegi 2013, Speaker and Panelist on Free Software and Open Source in South Africa
* 20 September 2014 - Organizer, [http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2014/SouthAfrica/Pretoria/SFD Software Freedom Day 2014] - Pretoria Gautrain Station [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmfischer/sets/72157648370321257 Flickr photos]


=== Connect with me ===
=== Connect with me ===


* [http://twitter.com/kmf Twitter]
* [http://twitter.com/kmf Twitter (@kmf)]
* [https://github.com/kmf Github (kmf)]
* [http://plus.google.com/+KarlFischer Google+]
* [http://plus.google.com/+KarlFischer Google+]
* [mailto:kmf@fischer.org.za Email]
[[Category:Ambassadors from South Africa]]

Latest revision as of 19:12, 12 August 2015

Karl (kmf) Fischer
Karl (kmf) Fischer
Personal Information
Birthday: 01/10/1981
Home: Pretoria
South Africa
Fedora-specific Information
FAS-Name: kmf
Fedora-Mail: kmf@fedoraproject.org
Miscellaneous Information
Private Mail: {{{pmail}}}
GPG-Key: {{{gpg}}}
IRC: kmf on Libera.chat in
#fedora-meeting, #fedora-africa
Badges (37)
Involvement Mugshot Speak Up! Paranoid Panda White Rabbit Crypto Panda Let Me Introduce Myself Baby Badger Riddle Me This Junior Editor Junior Tagger (Tagger I) Junior Badger (Badger I) Ambassador Associate Badger (Badger 1.5) Tagger (Tagger II) Senior Tagger (Tagger III) Master Tagger (Tagger IV) Curious Penguin (Ask Fedora I) Egg Bloggin' it! (Planet I) Tadpole Master Package Tagger (Package Tagger IV) Junior Package Tagger (Package Tagger I) Senior Package Tagger (Package Tagger III) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build I) Origin Embryo Associate Editor Package Tagger (Package Tagger II) Nuancier 21 Curious Penguin (Ask Fedora II) Crypto Badger Keepin Fedora Beautiful (F23) Nuancier F25 Tadpole with Legs Froglet Adult Frog
 


Intro

Linux user since 1999, I love all aspects of Open Source but especially the community.

  • I'm a Peacemaker
  • I Love People
  • I'm happily married, 3 children
  • I love all bells and all whistles equally
  • I work here as a Technical Consultant

Adding value

Goals

  • I want Fedora to win users based on Features and ease of use
  • I want people to hit the road running when they install Fedora
  • AMA (Ask me Anything) and I'll share the tools I use and the way I do things

As a Contributor

  • I'm an Ambassador
  • Want to uphold the FPCA
  • Promote the Fedora Values
  • Dealing with other people in a uplifting, encouraging and positive way, so that we can create a loving Fedora family.
  • Share the Love!
  • I love serving people in anyway possible!

Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Woo
  • Hugs
  • People Skills

Tech Skills

  • Nagios/Icinga/Opsview
  • Sysadmin skills
  • Support Systems
  • I'm a RHCE

Event Skills

  • March 2004 - Africa Source Conference in Namibia – Speaker in the Education Track
  • May 2005 - Organised Linux Community stand, at Linux World at the Sandton Convention Center
  • August 2005 - Facilitator Free Knowledge Communities at the Centurion Lake Hotel
  • September 2005 - Organised Software Freedom Day at the Innovation Hub
  • January 2006 - Education Facilitator Africa Source II Conference in Uganda
  • September 2006 - Organised Software Freedom Day at the Department of Science & Technology
  • September 2007 - Organised Software Freedom Day at the Department of Science & Technology
  • September 2008 - Hosted the Software Freedom Event at Insitex
  • September 2009 - Speaking at GovTech on Open Source adoption in Government
  • September 2009 - Organizer, Hosted the Software Freedom Event at Department of Science & Technology
  • September 2010 - Organised Software Freedom Day at the Department of Science and Technology (A strong Focus on the Open Weband Open Source on Mobile Devices)
  • August 2013 - Consegi 2013, Speaker and Panelist on Free Software and Open Source in South Africa
  • 20 September 2014 - Organizer, Software Freedom Day 2014 - Pretoria Gautrain Station Flickr photos

Connect with me

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