User:Biertie

Bert Desmet
Hello, my name is Bert Desmet, I am 22years old and I live in Belgium, Kruishoutem, near Ghent.

My first encounter with Linux (red hat) was when I was 14years old. My nephew installed Red Hat on our old family computer, and I used it for surfing and chatting. I only really started with Linux recently, when I started college. I knew what was out there, and seeing that (almost) only Windows is used at my college got me going. I knew there were alternatives, and I followed the IT courses. So I wanted to prove to my professors that Linux is a valid alternative.

I started in the community in January 2009, and I haven't got a moment of regret yet. I help out where I can, but my primary role is being an Ambassador, and being the spins wrangler for the fedora spins SIG. I am also always available to assist with Fedora problems.

Contact

 * Email: [mailto:bert%40devnox%2ebe bert AT devnox DOT be]
 * Language: Dutch, English and a little bit French
 * Location: Kruishoutem, Belgium
 * Website: blog
 * IRC: biertie @ freenode: fedora, fedora-ambassadors, fedora-docs, fedora-devel, fedora-meeting, fedora-social, fedora-unity
 * GPG key: 0x228a0ba4427147bd
 * Fedora Account: biertie

Activities within Fedora

 * Ambassador
 * Mentor for the Ambassador program in the EMEA region, especially BeNeLux
 * I've been promoting Linux and Fedora to other people since 2004.
 * beta testing Fedora
 * Spins Wrangler

Activities outside Fedora, but related to Linux, FOSS

 * Ergo Project

Events I am planning to attend

 * LOAD 2011, Antwerp, Belgium

Events I have attended

 * Fosdem 2009, Brussels, Belgium
 * Fudcon EMEA 2009, Berlin, Germany - blog
 * Release party Fedora 12, Antwerp, Belgium - blog
 * what about Fedora?
 * Fudcon NA 2009, Toronto, Canada - blog and blog
 * how to install fedora
 * How to Add and Remove Software in Fedora
 * Getting Started in the Fedora Community together with Yaakov Nemoy
 * Fosdem 2010, Brussels, Belgium
 * Chemnitzer Linux Tage, Chemnitz, Germany - blog
 * load 2010, Antwerp, Belgium - blog
 * Fedora 13 release party, Ghent, Belgium - blog
 * Fudcon Emea 2010, Zurich, Switzerland - blog & blog & blog & blog & blog
 * Software Freedom Conference 2010, Prishtina, Kosovo - blog
 * Fedora 14 Release event, Antwerp, Belgium
 * FOSDEM 2011, Brussels, Belgium