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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 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.
I am a CPython Core developer and director 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 through the country to spread the words of Fedora. My LUG, dgplug is mainly full of Fedora users :)  
* I am a Free Software developer and a coordinator of Linux Users Group of Durgapur ([http://www.dgplug.org dgplug] ). I stay in Pune, in India. I try to cover different GNU/Linux events through 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 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 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, you can read it at [https://pymbook.readthedocs.io here]
* I wrote a book on Python programming language, you can read it at [https://pymbook.readthedocs.io here]
* I organize an online summer training for students which is generally attended by students all across India and from few other countries. 2017 is the 19th year of the training. Details can be found [https://dgplug.org/summertraining17 here]
* I organize an online summer training for students which is generally attended by students all across India and from few other countries. 2017 is the 10th year of the training. Details can be found [https://dgplug.org/summertraining17 here]
* I teach Python in various workshops and also online.
* I teach Python in various workshops and also online.


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== Talks & Workshops ==
== Talks & Workshops ==


* "MicroPython and NodeMCU", workshop at FOSSASIA, 2017
* "Micropython workshop for kids", Science Hack Day, India 2016
* "Testing containers using Tunir", Flock, Poland, 2016
* "Automated testing of CPython patches", [https://lwn.net/Articles/691307/ Language summit], PyCon 2016
* "Tunir, a simple CI", Flock, USA, 2015
* "Document your code", workshop at FOSSASIA 2015
* "Document your code", workshop at FOSSASIA 2015
* "Exciting days with Python", at FOSSASSIA 2015
* "Exciting days with Python", at FOSSASSIA 2015
* "Moments from my ongoing journey", keynote at PyCon India 2014
* "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 2014
* "Document your code", python sphinx workshop at PyCon India 2013
* "Document your code", python-sphinx workshop at PyCon India 2013
* "Document your code", python sphinx workshop at Flock 2013
* "Document your code", python-sphinx workshop at Flock 2013
* "Darkserver: Current and future roadmap" at Flock 2013
* "Darkserver: Current and future roadmap" at Flock 2013
* "Darkserver: help to debug userspace" at PyCon US 2013
* "Darkserver: help to debug userspace" at PyCon US 2013

Latest revision as of 07:51, 7 July 2017

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 director at Python Software Foundation.

Visit my blog .

About Me

  • I am a Free Software developer and a coordinator of Linux Users Group of Durgapur (dgplug ). I stay in Pune, in India. I try to cover different GNU/Linux events through 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, 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. 2017 is the 10th 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) Flock 2013 Speaker Embryo Bloggin' it! (Planet IV) You can call me "Patches" (SCM II) Bob Loblaw (Planet V) Egg Froglet Tadpole Tadpole with Legs Rockin' & Rollin' FOSSASIA 2014 Speaker FOSSASIA 2014 Attendee Ambassadors Sponsor Paranoid Panda Junior Tagger (Tagger I) Junior Package Tagger (Package Tagger I) The Blessing of the FPL Tagger (Tagger II) Pycon 2014 Attendee Bona Fide Partners in Crime Keepin Fedora Beautiful (F21) Flock 2014 Speaker Baby Badger Flock Paparazzi Dancing with Toshio Take this and call me in the morning Nuancier 21 Blog Lobber (Planet VI) In Search of the Bull (Tester I) Senior Editor FAD Phnom Penh 2014 Attendee Senior Badger (Badger II) Fedora 21 Change Accepted Master Editor FUDCon Pune 2015 Volunteer Design Ninja FUDCon Pune 2015 Attendee Flock 2015 Speaker Corporate Drone FUDCon Pune 2015 Speaker Macaron (Cookie I) Flock 2015 Attendee Working' a Beat (Beat Writer I) Horcrux Associate Badger (Badger 1.5) What goes up... (Koji Failure I) Origin Delivery Fedora 22 Change Accepted Vacation What goes around comes around (Karma I) Clickbait (Fedora Magazine I) Maestro Nom Nom Nom If you build it... (Koji Success III) Chocolate Chip (Cookie II) You can call me "Patches" (SCM III) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing II) Python SIG member Crypto Badger Top 100 Discovery of the Footprints (Tester II) Adult Frog Fedora 24 Change Accepted Nuancier F24 What goes up... (Koji Failure II) Top 500 Docs FAD 2016 Flock 2016 Speaker Flock 2016 Attendee Like a Rock (Updates-Stable II) PyCon 2016 Attendee Black and White (Cookie III) Parselmouth I Krakow Brews! Let's have a party (Fedora 24) Science (Kernel Tester I) Pizzelle (Cookie IV) Summer Coder Master Badger (Badger III) Blag Dragster (Planet VII) FUDCon Phnom Penh 2016 Speaker FUDCon Phnom Penh 2016 Attendee Fedora 26 Change Accepted Perceiving the Bull (Tester III) What goes around comes around (Karma II) CommOps Superstar Helping Hand Fedora 27 Release Partygoer Nuancier F30 Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build I) I Voted: Fedora 32 I Voted: Fedora 31 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) I converted to btrfs! FOSDEM 2021 Attendee Extra!  Extra! I Voted: Fedora 34 Lets have a party Fedora 34 Nest Attendee 2021 It's a Cake Thing Nest with Fedora 2022 Attendee Museum Visitor Lets have a party Fedora 35 DevConf.cz 2022 Attendee Lets have a party Fedora 36 I Voted: Fedora 36 Community Survey Taker 2022 Let's have a party (Fedora 38) Lets have a party Fedora 37 DevConf.cz 2023 Attendee Community Survey Taker 2023 Called to Action I voted: Fedora 38 Flock 2023 Attendee Let's have an anniversary party (Fedora 39)

Badges Count: 143

Talks & Workshops

  • "MicroPython and NodeMCU", workshop at FOSSASIA, 2017
  • "Micropython workshop for kids", Science Hack Day, India 2016
  • "Testing containers using Tunir", Flock, Poland, 2016
  • "Automated testing of CPython patches", Language summit, PyCon 2016
  • "Tunir, a simple CI", Flock, USA, 2015
  • "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 ...