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== Neville A. Cross ==
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= 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.
== 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:'''
[[Image:neville_email.png]]


== Linux Experience ==
== About me ==


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.
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.


There is no much formal training opportunities, so I took a short course in Linux Server Administration based on openSUSE. This help me a lot to fill in where my empiric learning have left voids.
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).  


== Linux Community ==
== Roles ==


I have joined the local Linux community on march 2008. This is GUL-NIC (Grupo de usuarios Linux de Nicaragua). I started with [[http://installfest.info/FLISOL2008/Nicaragua FLISOL 2008]] and have been participating in almost every FOSS event over this year. I also have been part of the Fedora-ni group.
* Fedora Ambassador (2008)
* Freemedia Coordinator (2009) [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yn1v/freemedia_log 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 [[User:Yn1v/Community_credit_card_report| Report]]
* Fedora Board Member since Feb 2014


I maintain a blog regarding Paket Radio and Linux called [[http://neville.siqueres.com/ Linux & AX.25]] This blog is write in Spanish and centres in my experience configuring AX.25 networking using linux.
== Badges ==
{{ #fedorabadges: yn1v }}


== Contact Data ==
== Interest==
* Fedora Amateur Radio Special Interest Group
* Fedora Robotics Special Interest Group


*Full name: Neville Alberto Cross
== Events ==
*Amateur Radio (HAM) call sign: YN1V
* FISL / FUDCon LATAM. Porto Alegre, Brazil (2009)
*Fedora Account: yn1v
* Marketing FAD. Raleigh, NC, USA (2010)
*E-mail: nacross (at) gmail (dot) com
* FUDCon NA. Tempe, AZ, USA (2011)
*IRC: #fedora-ni at freenode (when time allows it)
* FUDCon LATAM. Panama City, Panama (2011)
*Blog: http://neville.siqueres.com
*Location: Managua, Nicaragua. 1206.29 N / 08615.91 W


= Publications =


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