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You can find [[/Bio | my official bio here]].
You can find [[/Bio | my official bio here]].
I work for [http://redhat.com/ Red Hat] as an engineering manager.  I joined the company in February 2008 and until July 2010, I served as the [[Project Leader|Fedora Project Leader]] and chairman of the [[Board| Fedora Project Board]].  Nowadays in what little spare time I have, I dabble in the following Fedora bits:
 
* Merciless and sometimes foolhardy [[wiki gardening]]
I joined [http://redhat.com/ Red Hat] in February 2008, and until July 2010, I served as the [[Project Leader|Fedora Project Leader]] and chairman of the [[Board| Fedora Project Board]].  Starting in 2010, until launch in June 2014, I worked as a development coordinator for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
 
Since late 2013, I've been the manager of the [[Fedora Engineering]] team.  I spend most of my Fedora time providing light direction, internal and administrative support, and roadblock-clearing for the team members.  I see my job as helping them (1) be maximally successful at their jobs, and (2) develop as Red Hat associates and professionals.
 
Nowadays in what little spare time I have, I dabble in the following Fedora bits:
* Editing and sometimes writing for the [[Magazine]] ([https://fedoramagazine.org direct link])
* Give bits of advice and help to the [[FPL]] as a member of the "ex-FPL club"
* Give bits of advice and help to the [[FPL]] as a member of the "ex-FPL club"
* Work on my own [http://pulsecaster.org PulseCaster] project (it's [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/applications/Pulsecaster available in Fedora] of course!)
* Work on my own [http://pulsecaster.org PulseCaster] project (it's [https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/pulsecaster available in Fedora] of course!)
* Maintain Fedora [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/pfrields?acls=commit packages]
* Maintain Fedora [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/pfrields?acls=commit packages]


I participate in the [http://fredlug.tux.org/ Fredericksburg (VA) Linux Users Group] (FredLUG), which meets twice monthly in my hometown.
I'm a member (inactive) in the [http://fredlug.info/ Fredericksburg (VA) Linux Users Group] (FredLUG), which meets twice monthly in my hometown.


I was a founding member of the [[Board|Fedora Project Board]] as a volunteer contributor, and served the community there from April 2006 to July 2007.  I've been involved in the Fedora Project since 2003.
I was a founding member of the [[Board|Fedora Project Board]] as a volunteer contributor, and served the community there from April 2006 to July 2007.  I've been involved in the Fedora Project since 2003.


== Active Documents ==
* [[/Drafts| Drafts and Downloads]]
These documents appear on the [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora documentation] Web site and in [http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/docs.shtml Docs CVS].  These docs now have fantastic maintainers, but there may be bits of my old work floating around in them:
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/ Installation Guide]
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/ Release Notes]
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/jargon-buster/ Jargon Buster]
* [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/translation-quick-start-guide Translation Quick Start Guide]
In the past, I've also worked on these (now obsolete) documents:
* Installation Guides for FC4, FC5
* SELinux FAQ for FC5
* Yum Software Management for FC3, FC4
== Package Maintenance ==
I maintain or co-maintain the following packages in [[PackageMaintainers| the Fedora package collection]]: [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/pfrields Package listing]
I no longer maintain the following packages:
* {{package|drivel}} - dead upstream
* {{package|gnome-sudoku}} - moved into ''gnome-games''
== Obsolete Documents ==
These are deprecated because of changes over time to Fedora.  Currently these still appear in CVS, but may eventually become wistful memories.
* [http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/viewcvs/usb-hotplug/?root=docs USB-Hotplug Tutorial]
* Mirror Tutorial for FC2
* Web Publishing to docs.fedoraproject.org -- This subject is now covered in the [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/documentation-guide/ Documentation Guide].
== Self Introduction ==
Name: Paul W. Frields<br/>
Location: Fredericksburg, VA - USA<br/>
Profession: Engineering Project Manager<br/>
Company: [http://redhat.com/ Red Hat, Inc.]
=== Goals ===
==== As a Contributor ====
* Provide the odd low-maintenance package such as non-critical add-ons, where my programming skill (or lack thereof) is not a limiting factor.
* Approach issues from the perspective of a general productivity computer user so that Fedora maintains a welcoming environment for everyone.
* Be an example for others in dealing with other people in a constructive, friendly way at all times.
=== Skill Areas ===
HIGH:  bash, GNU make, DocBook XML, RHCE (RHL 7.1, RHEL 3 & 5), communication skills (writing, teaching, public speaking)
MEDIUM/LOW:  XML/XSL/XSLT, Python, C/C++, GTK/GObject
== GPG Information ==
<pre>pub  1024D/BD113717 1997-09-19
Key fingerprint = 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233  5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717
sub  4096g/46D87F1F 1997-09-19</pre>


[[Category:Ambassadors from the USA]]
[[Category:Ambassadors from the USA]]

Latest revision as of 17:03, 3 January 2018

Paul W. Frields
Paul W. Frields
Personal Information
Birthday:
Home: http://paul.frields.org/
Fedora-specific Information
FAS-Name: pfrields
Fedora-Mail: pfrields@fedoraproject.org
Miscellaneous Information
Private Mail:
GPG-Key: BD113717
IRC: stickster on Libera.chat in
#fedora-docs, #fedora-mktg, #fedora-admin, #fedora-advisory-board, #fedora-ambassadors, #fredlug (and others)
Badges (140)
Speak Up! Associate Editor Junior Editor Involvement Tanked! Flock 2013 Attendee Secretary General Pixel Ninja You can call me "Patches" (SCM II) You can call me "Patches" (SCM I) Junior Badger (Badger I) Mugshot Ambassador Packager Sponsor Bona Fide If you build it... (Koji Success II) If you build it... (Koji Success I) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing II) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing I) Nuancier Like a Rock (Updates-Stable I) Let Me Introduce Myself Like a Rock (Updates-Stable II) Riddle Me This Flock 2013 Speaker Bloggin' it! (Planet III) Bloggin' it! (Planet I) Bloggin' it! (Planet II) Froglet Tadpole Egg Embryo Tadpole with Legs Apex DevConf 2014 Attendee If you build it... (Koji Success III) Partners in Crime Bloggin' it! (Planet IV) Baby Badger White Rabbit Vacation Senior Editor Rockin' & Rollin' Heartbleed Buster Paranoid Panda The Blessing of the FPL White Hat Take this and call me in the morning Flock 2014 Speaker Senior Badger (Badger II) Party Pirate Junior Package Tagger (Package Tagger I) Junior Tagger (Tagger I) Flock 2014 Attendee Extra! Extra! Badge Muse (Badge Ideas I) Readiness Corporate Drone Nuancier 21 Dancing with Toshio In Search of the Bull (Tester I) Flock 2014 Organizer Master Editor Discovery of the Footprints (Tester II) What goes around comes around (Karma I) Adult Frog Let's do lunch! Design Ninja Clickbait (Fedora Magazine I) Clickbait (Fedora Magazine II) Bob Loblaw (Planet V) Flock 2015 Speaker DevConf 2015 Speaker Macaron (Cookie I) Chief Editor You can call me "Patches" (SCM III) Fedora at RH Summit, 2015 Associate Badger (Badger 1.5) Perceiving the Bull (Tester III) Origin Chocolate Chip (Cookie II) Flock 2015 Attendee Flock 2015 Organizer Websites.NEXT Nom Nom Nom Grandmaster Editor Nuancier F23 Clickbait (Fedora Magazine III) Top 100 Maestro Badge Muse (Badges Released I) Old Yeller Top 500 Red Hat Summit 2016 Catching the Bull (Tester IV) Common Bugs Contributor Black and White (Cookie III) Nuancier F24 Docs FAD 2016 Master Badger (Badger III) Flock 2016 Organizer Flock 2016 Attendee Red Hat Summit 2017 Community Messenger I Nuancier F25 Pizzelle (Cookie IV) Nuancier F26 Flock 2016 Speaker Nuancier F28 Flock 2017 Attendee Flock 2017 Organizer Steampunk Arcade Board Member Fedora Podcast Interviewee Rainbow (Cookie V) Red Hat Summit 2018 Rollercoaster Restaurant What goes around comes around (Karma II) Helping Hand Long Life to Pagure (Pagure I) I Voted: Fedora 30 Council Member I Voted: Fedora 31 Telegraphist (Upstream Release Monitoring I) Parselmouth I Long Life to Pagure (Pagure VI) DevConf.cz 2020 Attendee Long Life to Pagure (Pagure IV) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure V) nest-attendee-2020 Long Life to Pagure (Pagure II) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure III) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing III) I Voted: Fedora 33 Nest with Fedora 2022 Attendee Magazine Editor United Packages of Fedora Nest Attendee 2021 Community Survey Taker 2023 I voted: Fedora 39
 

You can find my official bio here.

I joined Red Hat in February 2008, and until July 2010, I served as the Fedora Project Leader and chairman of the Fedora Project Board. Starting in 2010, until launch in June 2014, I worked as a development coordinator for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Since late 2013, I've been the manager of the Fedora Engineering team. I spend most of my Fedora time providing light direction, internal and administrative support, and roadblock-clearing for the team members. I see my job as helping them (1) be maximally successful at their jobs, and (2) develop as Red Hat associates and professionals.

Nowadays in what little spare time I have, I dabble in the following Fedora bits:

I'm a member (inactive) in the Fredericksburg (VA) Linux Users Group (FredLUG), which meets twice monthly in my hometown.

I was a founding member of the Fedora Project Board as a volunteer contributor, and served the community there from April 2006 to July 2007. I've been involved in the Fedora Project since 2003.

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