John Mackay
Email/Gtalk: [[MailTo(mackay3 AT gmail DOT com)] Location: San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Central America.
Language: Spanish, english.
Age: 28
Interests: Graphic Design for Web and printed media, handmade and digital art expression, Multiplayer games.
Language: Spanish, english.
Nick: mAck.
Profile
Hi! I mainly use Fedora for a printed magazine publication, graphic desgin and web development. Currently studying Informatics, but Ill pass on to Graphic Desgin, it has just oppened in my university :). I am a member of the LUG at my city, you can check (News, Photogallery and forums) at http://www.linuxmaya.com (handle mAck) I really wish I could replace all propietary software, but Xara LX still can't export to *.CDR, I hope it will be implemented soon also, a better CMYK support in gimp and inkscape, in the shape of UCR(Under Color Removal) and GCR (Grayscale Color Replacement) as methods of CMYK separations for paper printing. I work specifically with Offset.
Im converting lots of people, inviting them to my office to see the finished product (the magazine), and my Linux Fedora Desktop (Beryl FTW) the 3D impresses people a lot, and makes them start asking how they can do the same work they are used to do in MS Window$.
Also, Im glad to now pertain to Fedora Ambassadors and have a participation in the Fedora Project. Dont doubt to drop me an email, if you want to know something of printed publications and image formating for the web and I'll tell you what Linux can do for you.
Programs in use
- Inkscape (Vector Design, *.svg)
- The Gimp (Bitmap editor, *xcf and some support for *.psd)
- XaraLX (far more advanced than inkscape Vector Editor, learning currently)
- Joomla! (CMS for my webserver, currently developing my webpage http://www.autocambio.net )
- Firefox :)
- Thunderbird
- Gaim
- Bittorrent
- K3b
- Agave (color palette calculator, it has random function, quite useful when you run out of Dr. Pepper)
- OpenOffice
- RealPlayer
- VLC (Media player, gets to play LOTS of file formats)
The files produced of those 2 are bundled together in a *.cdr already formatted with page sizes to my printshop. As said before, im looking to get rid of propietary software.
Hardware Configurarion
Dual booting. A VFAT partition for sharing data with the other OS in the disk.
Vission
I believe the software is free, and Fedora believes the same as me, so with the proper license support (gpl, etc..) the good will has become something material. I believe in a world where everyone can have access to learn, create, and taste freely as they desire. I believe in people that can make a change. I believe in the project. I believe in me.