User:Binarybird

Greetings to the community! I just set up my account to join the Fedora community and am looking forward to contributing in various ways. I will take a few weeks to get my feet wet with respect to how Fedora set up their wiki, mail-lists, groups etc...but am excited about the prospects to make new friends, work on projects and help further my favorite distribution of Linux.

A little about me? I've been working with Linux since 2000...across all flavors. I've spent time in Red Hat, Fedora, Debian, SuSE (way back before Novell purchased it), Ubuntu and at times even Slackware. Professionally I have worked in the industry as a Linux systems engineer and administrator. The thing I love about Linux is that it allows anyone to truly learn about an operating system. If you want to break something apart to see what makes it tick then the penguin is the best tool out there. Recognizing that there is usually 3-5 ways of doing something in Linux, I enjoy finding a way, and then learning new ways to accomplish the same task.

I believe in contributing to the community. I have written HOWTOs and quick tips for internal use at companies I have worked for, as well as having been lucky enough to have other things published up on Novell's Cool Solutions (for SLES and OpenSUSE) and Linux.com. I enjoy working with the gimp and ended up with the winning submission in a contest to change the Novell login page graphic. I'm not posting these for a "look at me!" in fact I'm very much so value my privacy...but I believe in contributing back to a community that has made not only a great career in Linux possible, but to those who took the time to build the community into what it is today. It is my desire to be able to help spread the word and use of Linux and help new people learn what it is all about.

I've watched Fedora come along way. Although I have run a cross spectrum of Linux distributions in my work and at home, I have recently pushed all of my computers at home over to 12 and took a new position with a company that drives their infrastructure on RH. (Personal note, thank you to the wireless developers for making "it just work"...it was nice to not have to fight with b43-fwcutter or ndiswrapper) So I thought it about time to join up with Fedora and roll up my sleeves to see what and where I can help. It's a dorky saying, but without "U" there is no community. The more we all chip in the better and stronger our favorite distro becomes.

The fact that Linux's mascot happened to turn out to be a penguin made learning this OS all the more fun. I've enjoyed penguins ever since I was a little one. A personal favorite (is it bad to say hobby since it happens to be related with TV?) is watching the Penguins of Madagascar. All all four of the characters crack me up...the Skipper by far is the best (IMHO). "Eggs and bacon man!"

So I've jibberjabbered enough. Thanks for stopping by. This will be a work in progress as I just got my account set up, but please feel free to reach out and say hello. More updates to follow.