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I originally got involved with Linux with SUSE 8 which at the time came free with a magazine I had bought. Back then, I had no idea what Unix/Linux was or how it worked. But I have Novell and SUSE 8 to thank for sparking my interest in Linux which would last for years to come and get stronger as Linux development evolved.
I originally got involved with Linux with SUSE 8 which at the time came free with a magazine I had bought. Back then, I had no idea what Unix/Linux was or how it worked. But I have Novell and SUSE 8 to thank for sparking my interest in Linux which would last for years to come and get stronger as Linux development evolved.
Over the years I've also played around in the Unix world with FreeBSD and NetBSD. But the more I got involved with Linux, I became interested in the development side of things. So I studied Linux Fundamentals and plan to finish studying Linux System Administration and finally Network Administration.
Over the years I've also played around in the Unix world with FreeBSD, NetBSD and more recently Oracle Solaris 11. But the more I got involved with Linux, I became interested in the development side of things. So I studied The Shuttleworth Foundation Linux Fundamentals course and plan to extend to Linux System Administration and Network Administration.
 
Although Fedora is my primary involvement at the moment, I still maintain high interest and use of other Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and several Fedora Spins.


== Current Linux involvement ==
== Current Linux involvement ==

Revision as of 03:57, 16 March 2011

Chris Jones

Email: foxmulder AT fedoraproject DOT org

Activities within Fedora

I have been dabbling with Fedora releases since Fedora Core 5, which still remains one of my favorite Linux releases due to its rock solid stability and reliability. Then I have to admit, I did make myself absent from Fedora releases for a couple of years in favor of other distributions, until Fedora 11 came along and re-ignited my interest in Fedora and Red Hat.

Past Linux involvement

I originally got involved with Linux with SUSE 8 which at the time came free with a magazine I had bought. Back then, I had no idea what Unix/Linux was or how it worked. But I have Novell and SUSE 8 to thank for sparking my interest in Linux which would last for years to come and get stronger as Linux development evolved. Over the years I've also played around in the Unix world with FreeBSD, NetBSD and more recently Oracle Solaris 11. But the more I got involved with Linux, I became interested in the development side of things. So I studied The Shuttleworth Foundation Linux Fundamentals course and plan to extend to Linux System Administration and Network Administration.

Current Linux involvement

I've always wanted to get involved in development with Linux to give something back to the community in which I have taken so much from. Thankfully, I've had the opportunity to do so with Fedora and the Fedora Design Suite Spin development team.

I regularly dabble in free and open-source software development. I use many different development tools and environments. Primarily Geany, gedit and nano to name just a few.

Current projects

I have moved and maintain my current projects list to my own website here http://photoresolutions.freehostia.com/softtech.htm

Future plans

I plan to continue to develop on and for Fedora and Linux.