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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://fedora.org.ni Fedora Nicaragua Blog]
* Fedora Ambassador (2008)
* List administrator of [http://fedora.org.ni/mailman/listinfo/fedora Fedora Nicaragua mailing List]
* Freemedia Coordinator (2009) [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yn1v/freemedia_log Personal Log]
* Support at the Fedora Nicaragua Mailing List and Fedora-es Mailing List
* Marketing Team (2010) Currently Inactive
* Free Media Program member since November 26th, 2008.
* Fedora Weekely News, Ambassador Beat Writer. Currently Inactive
** [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yn1v/freemedia_log Log of the Free Media I have sent]
* Mentor for Ambassadors. Currently Inactive
** Help with membership management for Free-Media group and Free-media mailing list. Since April 23th, 2009
* 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.Update(19fed2009) the server is on. Most files are stored, rsync is completing them. Test looks fine so far.
* 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)


* [[User:Yn1v/Fedora_11_Release_Party | Fedora 11 Lauch Party]]
= Publications =


== Fedora Past Activities ==
* Article: Software Freedom at Nicaragua at ''Observador Economico'' Magazine [http://www.elobservadoreconomico.com/articulo/675 online version (spanish)]


* 2008
** Fedora 10 Lauch Party [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZAFFkNAGWb7AePaCkd5UzBiEzjAD94HN1EO0 (suspended)]
** 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 ==
* February 21st and 28th Repo Workshop at [http://www.uca.edu.ni UCA]
* April 25th [http://installfest.info/FLISOL2009/Nicaragua FLISOL 2009 - Nicaragua]
== FOSS Past Activities ==
* 2009
** March 26th [http://www.linuxtour.org/Pizza-Bash-IV Pizza-Bash IV] at [http://www.teodolinda.com.ni Hotel Mansión Teodolinda]
*** Fedora face to face support - Fedora Media distribution
** March 25th [http://www.linuxtour.org/DFD_2009/UAM DFD 2009] at [http://www.uam.edu.ni UAM]
*** Speach
*** Fedora Media Distribution
*** [http://cdlibre.org CD Libre] Media distribution
** March 21st [http://www.linuxtour.org/Linuxtour_Honduras/Tegucigalpa Linux Tour Honduras] as Universidad Politécnica, Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS
*** Speach
*** Fedora Media Distribution
*** Fedora T-shirt gifts
** March 20th [http://www.linuxtour.org/Linuxtour_Honduras/SanPedroSula Linux Tour Honduras] at Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana, San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS
*** Speach
*** Fedora Media Distribution
*** Fedora T-shirt gifts
** February 20th [http://www.linuxtour.org/Pizza-Bash-III Pizza-Bash III] at [http://www.teodolinda.com.ni Hotel Mansión Teodolinda]
*** Fedora face to face support - media distribution
** January 23th [http://www.linuxtour.org/Pizza-Bash-II Pizza-Bash II] at [http://www.teodolinda.com.ni Hotel Mansión Teodolinda]
*** Fedora face to face support - media distribution
* 2008
** December 19th [http://www.linuxtour.org/index.php5?title=Pizza-Bash Pizza Bash] at [http://www.isi.edu.ni ISI Managua]
*** Fedora face to face support - media distribution
** 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:

Neville email.png

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

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