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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.
== General Data ==
 
*'''Fedora Account:''' yn1v
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.
*'''GPG:'''96851663
 
*'''Blog:''' http://taygon.com (Spanish)
There is no much Linux formal training opportunities at Nicaragua, 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.
*'''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
*'''Profession:'''
** 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)


== Contact Data ==
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).


*'''Blog:''' http://neville.siqueres.com (Spanish)
== Roles ==
*'''Website:''' http://www.geocities.com/displicente (Spanish)
*'''E-mail:''' nacross (at) gmail (dot) com
*'''GPG:'''
*'''IRC:''' yn1v (usually #fedora-ni at freenode when time allows it)
*'''Fedora Account:''' yn1v


* 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


== Projects as an Ambassador ==
== Badges ==
{{ #fedorabadges: yn1v }}


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.
== Interest==
* Fedora Amateur Radio Special Interest Group
* Fedora Robotics Special Interest Group


== Fedora/Linux 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)


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.
= Publications =


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






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[[Category:Homepage]]
[[Category:Nicaragua]][[Category:Ambassadors]][[Category:Ambassadors from Nicaragua]]
[[Category:AmbassadorsNicaragua]]

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

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


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