Re: [Fedora-ambassadors-list] Self-introduction: Dimitris Glezos

[puneet batura]

Welcome to the community :)

On 6/6/06, Dimitris Glezos <dimitris(a)glezos.com&gt; wrote:
>  Hi all. Posting a self-introduction message for anyone who would like to
>  reference or read it.
>
>
>  1. Full name      - Dimitris G. Glezos (aka Jim)
>
>  2. City, Country  - Patras/Athens (Greece), Limassol (Cyprus)
>
>  3. Student status - PhD student
>
>     * Research interests: Semantic web, Interoperability, Information
>       integration & accessibility, Knowledge representation.
>
>  4. School         - University of Manchester, UK (previously
>                      Comp Eng/ing @ CEID, Patras, Greece)
>
>  5. Your goals in the Fedora Project
>
>    * What do you want to write about?
>
>      - First of all, make Fedora have 100% greek support (that includes
>        fonts that work, translations and docs).
>      - Contribute to the docs project and marketing.
>      - Goal: Increase the Fedora usage percentage in Greece and Cyprus.
>
>    * What other documentation do you want to see published?
>
>      - More user-friendly tutorials.
>      - More complete and detailed roadmap, ideas etc, to enhance the
>        community spirit.
>
>  6.  Historical qualifications
>
>    * What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past?
>
>      Projects:
>      - Software patents: Worked for two years as greek coordinator for
>        the anti-software patents fight. Wrote a dozen press releases,
>        lobbyied several times in the EU parliament and worked a lot with
>        politicians & the media; contacted and referenced me many times.
>      - Initiated & maintained the greek PHP manual translation
>        for 2 years (Docbook).
>      - LUGs: Coordinator of Cyprus LUG for some years.
>
>      Writing:
>      - I write a lot in my weblog, which could be characterized as
>        "popular" in the greek tech world.
>      - Got referenced by some greek computer magazines for "Aloha 2.6"
>        article about 2.6 kernel arrival.
>
>    * What level and type of computer skills do you have?
>
>      - Much experience with portal development, PHP/XML/XSLT, database
>        designing, scripting, Latex.
>      - Portal/website usability & accessibility consultant.
>
>    * What other skills do you have that might be applicable?
>
>      - Good intuition/knowledge for usable UI design.
>      - Lots, LOTS of ideas coming and going for almost everything around
>        me (warning: this sometimes gets people frustrated...)
>      - Amateur photographer and designer (websites, logos etc).
>
>    * Why should we trust you?
>
>      - Long-time FOSS and SwPat activist in Cyprus and Greece.
>      - Coordinator and participant in many greek FOSS projects.
>      - Always used real name for all e-life activities.
>
>  7. GPG KEYID and fingerprint
>
>    pub   1024D/A5A04C3B 2002-09-23
>        Key fingerprint = ED86 AFE1 512D C8A6 241D  0975 8080 8A81 A5A0 4C3B
>    uid                  Dimitris Glezos <dimitris(a)glezos.com&gt;
>    sub   3072g/B0CF5ACE 2002-09-23
>
>
>
>
>  --
>  Dimitris Glezos
>  Jabber ID: glezos(a)jabber.org, GPG: 0xA5A04C3B
>  http://dimitris.glezos.com/
>
>
>  "He who gives up functionality for ease of use
>  loses both and deserves neither." (Anonymous)
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Regards,


Puneet Batura
Open Source Developer