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= Kushal Das =
= Kushal Das =
I am the Fedora Cloud Engineer, and also a Fedora Ambassador and mentor from India. I keep contributing to various teams inside Fedora, like docs, l10n, artwork, packaging, marketing.
I am a CPython Core developer and fellow at Python Software Foundation.
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Visit my [http://www.kushaldas.in blog] .
Visit my [http://www.kushaldas.in blog] .
== About Me ==
== About Me ==
* I am the coordinator of Linux User Group of Durgapur ([http://www.dgplug.org dgplug] ). I stay in Pune, in India. I try to cover different GNU/Linux events though the country to spread the words of Fedora. My LUG, dgplug is mainly full of Fedora users :)
* I am the coordinator of Linux User Group of Durgapur ([http://www.dgplug.org dgplug] ). I stay in Kolkata, in India. I try to cover different GNU/Linux events though the country to spread the words of Fedora. My LUG, dgplug is mainly full of Fedora users :)  
* I am maintaining few packages at Fedora repo.
* I am a fellow at Python Software Foundation.
* I maintain various packages in Fedora , a list can be found at https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/kushal?acls=owner&acls=commit
* I wrote a book on Python programming language, which is available for free, you can read it at [http://pymbook.rtfd.org here]
* I organize an online summer training for students which is generally attended by students all across India and from few other countries. 2014 is the 7th year of the training. Details can be found [http://wiki.dgplug.org/index.php/SummerTraining here]
* I teach Python in various workshops and also online.
 
== Badges ==
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== Given Talks ==
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* "dgplug,­first trip Round the Sun..problems & answer” in FOSS.IN 2005
== Talks & Workshops ==
* "An introduction to AJAX & Rico" in Linuxasia 2006
 
* "AJAX in 30 seconds" in Sapthagiri Engineering College, Bangalore.
* "Document your code", workshop at FOSSASIA 2015
* "Its Fedora" in "A day with Fedora", Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, 2006
* "Exciting days with Python", at FOSSASSIA 2015
* "Inside of Fedora Extras, a technical journey" in FOSS.IN 2006
* "Moments from my ongoing journey", keynote at PyCon India 2014
* "KDE Application Development" in Horizon07, Durgapur, 2006
* "Document your code", python sphinx workshop at PyCon India 2014
* "Document your code", python sphinx workshop at PyCon India 2013
* "Document your code", python sphinx workshop at Flock 2013
* "Darkserver: Current and future roadmap" at Flock 2013
* "Darkserver: help to debug userspace" at PyCon US 2013
* "Document your code" at foss.in 2012
* "Introduction to Python" at PyCon India 2012
* "Document your code" at PyCon India 2012
* "Python workshop" at FUDCon KL 2012
* "Darkserver, way to the new world" at FUDCon KL 2012
* "gobject-introspection, a new friend to help" at PyConIndia, 2011
* "Fedora Activity Day" at NIT Durgapur, 2011
* "Python workshop" at NIT Durgapur, 2011
* "System programming using Python" at NIT Durgapur, 2011
* "Python Deadly Combo" at PyConIndia, 2010
* "Python workshop" at GNUnify, 2010
* "Deadly Combo" at FOSS.IN, 2009
* "Python Workshop" at Malda Engineering College, 2009
* "OpenPCD: Free Hardware, Software for RFID" at LinuxTag , Berlin , Germany, 2007
* "OpenPCD: Free Hardware, Software for RFID" at FOSS.NITC meet, Calicut, 2007
* "OpenPCD: Free Hardware, Software for RFID" at FOSS.NITC meet, Calicut, 2007
* "OpenPCD: Free Hardware, Software for RFID" at [[FedoraEvents/LinuxTag/LinuxTag2008| LinuxTag]]  , Berlin , Germany , 2007
* "Python and PyQt4" at SISCR, Pune , 2008
* "Python and PyQt4" at SISCR, Pune , 2008
* "Deadly Combo" at FOSS.IN 2009
* "KDE Application Development" in Horizon07, Durgapur, 2006
* "Python workshop at GNUnify" 2010
* "Inside of Fedora Extras, a technical journey" in FOSS.IN 2006
* "Its Fedora" in "A day with Fedora", Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, 2006
* "An introduction to AJAX & Rico" in Linuxasia 2006
* "dgplug,­first trip Round the Sun..problems & answer” in FOSS.IN 2005


Email: kushal AT fedoraproject DOT org
Email: kushal AT fedoraproject DOT org

Revision as of 08:33, 15 July 2015

Kushal Das

I am the Fedora Cloud Engineer, and also a Fedora Ambassador and mentor from India. I keep contributing to various teams inside Fedora, like docs, l10n, artwork, packaging, marketing. I am a CPython Core developer and fellow at Python Software Foundation.

Visit my blog .

About Me

  • I am the coordinator of Linux User Group of Durgapur (dgplug ). I stay in Kolkata, in India. I try to cover different GNU/Linux events though the country to spread the words of Fedora. My LUG, dgplug is mainly full of Fedora users :)
  • I am a fellow at Python Software Foundation.
  • I maintain various packages in Fedora , a list can be found at https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/kushal?acls=owner&acls=commit
  • I wrote a book on Python programming language, which is available for free, you can read it at here
  • I organize an online summer training for students which is generally attended by students all across India and from few other countries. 2014 is the 7th year of the training. Details can be found here
  • I teach Python in various workshops and also online.

Badges

White Rabbit Associate Editor Mugshot Involvement Bloggin' it! (Planet II) Bloggin' it! (Planet I) Junior Badger (Badger I) Junior Editor Tanked! Flock 2013 Attendee Let Me Introduce Myself Speak Up! Bloggin' it! (Planet III) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable I) Secretary General Ambassador You can call me "Patches" (SCM I) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing I) If you build it... (Koji Success II) If you build it... (Koji Success I) You can call me "Patches" (SCM II) Flock 2013 Speaker Bloggin' it! (Planet IV) Embryo Bob Loblaw (Planet V) Froglet Rockin' & Rollin' Egg Tadpole with Legs FOSSASIA 2014 Speaker Tadpole FOSSASIA 2014 Attendee Paranoid Panda Ambassadors Sponsor The Blessing of the FPL Junior Tagger (Tagger I) Pycon 2014 Attendee Junior Package Tagger (Package Tagger I) Tagger (Tagger II) Bona Fide Partners in Crime Nuancier 21 Flock 2014 Speaker Flock Paparazzi Keepin Fedora Beautiful (F21) Baby Badger Dancing with Toshio Senior Badger (Badger II) Blog Lobber (Planet VI) Senior Editor Take this and call me in the morning Fedora 21 Change Accepted In Search of the Bull (Tester I) Master Editor FAD Phnom Penh 2014 Attendee Corporate Drone Design Ninja Flock 2015 Speaker FUDCon Pune 2015 Volunteer FUDCon Pune 2015 Attendee FUDCon Pune 2015 Speaker Associate Badger (Badger 1.5) Working' a Beat (Beat Writer I) Macaron (Cookie I) Flock 2015 Attendee Horcrux What goes up... (Koji Failure I) Origin Delivery Chocolate Chip (Cookie II) Fedora 22 Change Accepted Clickbait (Fedora Magazine I) Nom Nom Nom What goes around comes around (Karma I) Maestro If you build it... (Koji Success III) Fedora 24 Change Accepted You can call me "Patches" (SCM III) Crypto Badger Top 100 Discovery of the Footprints (Tester II) Adult Frog Vacation Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing II) What goes up... (Koji Failure II) Top 500 Python SIG member Docs FAD 2016 Nuancier F24 Science (Kernel Tester I) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable II) Black and White (Cookie III) Krakow Brews! PyCon 2016 Attendee Parselmouth I Flock 2016 Attendee Let's have a party (Fedora 24) Flock 2016 Speaker Fedora 26 Change Accepted Master Badger (Badger III) Blag Dragster (Planet VII) FUDCon Phnom Penh 2016 Speaker FUDCon Phnom Penh 2016 Attendee Summer Coder I Voted: Fedora 31 What goes around comes around (Karma II) CommOps Superstar Helping Hand Fedora 27 Release Partygoer Perceiving the Bull (Tester III) Pizzelle (Cookie IV) Nuancier F30 Lets have a party Fedora 36 I Voted: Fedora 32 I converted to btrfs! Extra!  Extra! FOSDEM 2021 Attendee Lets have a party Fedora 34 I Voted: Fedora 34 Museum Visitor I Voted: Fedora 30 Long Life to Pagure (Pagure I) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure VI) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure II) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure IV) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure V) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure III) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build I) Nest Attendee 2021 It's a Cake Thing Lets have a party Fedora 35 DevConf.cz 2022 Attendee DevConf.cz 2023 Attendee I Voted: Fedora 36 Community Survey Taker 2022 Called to Action Nest with Fedora 2022 Attendee Lets have a party Fedora 37 Let's have a party (Fedora 38) I voted: Fedora 38 Community Survey Taker 2023 Flock 2023 Attendee Let's have an anniversary party (Fedora 39)

Badges Count: 143

Talks & Workshops

  • "Document your code", workshop at FOSSASIA 2015
  • "Exciting days with Python", at FOSSASSIA 2015
  • "Moments from my ongoing journey", keynote at PyCon India 2014
  • "Document your code", python sphinx workshop at PyCon India 2014
  • "Document your code", python sphinx workshop at PyCon India 2013
  • "Document your code", python sphinx workshop at Flock 2013
  • "Darkserver: Current and future roadmap" at Flock 2013
  • "Darkserver: help to debug userspace" at PyCon US 2013
  • "Document your code" at foss.in 2012
  • "Introduction to Python" at PyCon India 2012
  • "Document your code" at PyCon India 2012
  • "Python workshop" at FUDCon KL 2012
  • "Darkserver, way to the new world" at FUDCon KL 2012
  • "gobject-introspection, a new friend to help" at PyConIndia, 2011
  • "Fedora Activity Day" at NIT Durgapur, 2011
  • "Python workshop" at NIT Durgapur, 2011
  • "System programming using Python" at NIT Durgapur, 2011
  • "Python Deadly Combo" at PyConIndia, 2010
  • "Python workshop" at GNUnify, 2010
  • "Deadly Combo" at FOSS.IN, 2009
  • "Python Workshop" at Malda Engineering College, 2009
  • "OpenPCD: Free Hardware, Software for RFID" at LinuxTag , Berlin , Germany, 2007
  • "OpenPCD: Free Hardware, Software for RFID" at FOSS.NITC meet, Calicut, 2007
  • "Python and PyQt4" at SISCR, Pune , 2008
  • "KDE Application Development" in Horizon07, Durgapur, 2006
  • "Inside of Fedora Extras, a technical journey" in FOSS.IN 2006
  • "Its Fedora" in "A day with Fedora", Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, 2006
  • "An introduction to AJAX & Rico" in Linuxasia 2006
  • "dgplug,­first trip Round the Sun..problems & answer” in FOSS.IN 2005

Email: kushal AT fedoraproject DOT org ...