fedora-join June 2025

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Introduction – Atin Sharma | Excited to Contribute
by Atin Sharma 22 Jun '25

22 Jun '25

Hi Fedora Join Team, I’m Atin Sharma, a recent Computer Science graduate from India, and I’m excited to contribute to the Fedora Project. I have a good foundation in *web* *development*, *cybersecurity*, and *machine* *learning*, along with some experience in *DevOps*. I've also worked on several self-hosted projects, such as: - A custom *FileBrowser* + *MERN* hybrid web app using Caddy for public media sharing and admin uploads. - An RFID-based secure door lock simulation using *Arduino*, *Embedded* *C*, and *Python*. - Self-hosted services like *Nextcloud*, *Vaultwarden*, and *Gitea* on my local network and VPS, experimenting with hardening and automation. I’ve been using Fedora for over 3 years as my *primary OS* — in fact, I removed Windows completely just a few months after installing Fedora KDE. I’m genuinely amazed at the level of innovation and development poured into an operating system that’s not proprietary but open source. That experience strongly motivates me to give back to the Fedora community. That said, I’m a bit confused about which Fedora team/group would best suit my skills and interests. I’d be really grateful for your assistance in helping me find the right domain to contribute to. I’m especially interested in areas like *Websites & Apps*, *Infrastructure*, *QA*, or anything that helps me grow and contribute meaningfully. Thanks in advance. Hoping for your kind assistance and guidance. Warm regards, *Atin Sharma* 📧 atin.sde(a)gmail.com / atinsharma24(a)gmail.com 🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/atinsharma24 🌐 Location: India

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Introduction
by Pedro Costa Aragão 10 Jun '25

10 Jun '25

Hi everyone, I'm Pedro! I've been using Fedora as the operating system on my personal computer for the past two years, and I've been enjoying it a lot. It's great to use such a stable OS while also having access to up-to-date software. Despite using Fedora for two years, I've been in touch with FOSS for over four years, starting when I first used Linux, specifically Linux Mint. When I discovered the philosophy behind FOSS, it became clear to me that this is the right way to build software, in a transparent and user-respectful way. Since then, I've been eager to contribute to an open source project that impacts people's lives. I’ve never actually contributed to an open source project before, so this would be my first time. However, I do have professional experience in a few different areas. I worked for three years as a Quality Assurance Engineer and almost two years as a Back-end Developer. In addition, my master’s project is related to kernel development (specifically network infrastructure). As for how I could contribute to Fedora, I’m interested in working in one of following areas: Software Development, DevOps, or Packaging. While I don’t have much experience in the last two, I see this as a great opportunity to develop new skills while making meaningful contributions to the project. Here is a list of technologies I have experience with: - Programming Languages: Python, C++, Go, Rust, Java, Bash - Build: Make, CMake, Apache Maven - Testing Automation: Robot Framework, Cypress, Playwright, Grafana k6 - Other tools: Docker, Git, Mosquitto, RabbitMQ, Nginx, Kong Regarding communication, I've never used mailing lists before, but they don't seem very complicated. I expect to get the hang of it rather quickly. My main communication platforms for work have been Slack and Discord. To conclude, I expect to be able to contribute four to six hours per week. This could vary to more hours, but I don't want to contribute less than 4 hours a week, as I think it would be hard for me to do any meaningful work under those conditions. If you guys have any questions, please let me know! Sincerely, Pedro

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Introduction
by Alissa Schmidt 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Hello Join SIG! As requested in the on-boarding ticket, this my introduction. My name is Alissa (she/her). I'm a clinical psychologist in the US, and I've been using Fedora as my daily OS both professionally and personally since 2022. But, I've been using linux in general since around 2006 when I started dual-booting Ubuntu (the same way everyone else starts). I am extensively experienced working in and around FLOSS ecosystems. I recently started publishing all my code publicly to gitlab on the off chance that other scientists may find it useful. I've never contributed code to someone else's project though (I'm a little ashamed of my code quality since I'm not a professional dev). I would really like to be involved with the Fedora Scientific Lab, since I use that suite of software professionally and have a vested interest in its maintenance and quality. The vast majority of the code I write is in either C, C++, or R. I am most proficient in C and C++, and have a baseline level of understanding of Go and Python, although my skills there are not at the same level. I'm experienced using git and svn. As far as C/C++ ecosystem stuff goes, I'm experienced with wxWidgets, Qt, and the GNU Scientific Library. I also have some experience with database stuff, particularly mysql. I also have some experience with unit test frameworks, like the check library for C and the boost unit test library for C++. Beyond coding skills, my skillset is primarily in the social and medical sciences. I am well versed in data analysis, statistics, and research methods, on the off-chance that any of that applies to the Fedora Project. I have never really used mailing lists before, but I am comfortable with matrix. I've never moderated an online community. I'm pretty flexible as far as time commitments. I'm mostly looking for something interesting and helpful I can spend my Saturdays on. It is such a pleasure to be embarking on this journey. FLOSS and linux specifically are such important technologies to me, and I can't wait to get to know you all and to help in whatever way is most useful. All the best, Alissa

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Hi there !! Juan here !!
by Juan Gomez 04 Jun '25

04 Jun '25

Hello, My name is Juan, and I am passionate about Linux and open source, I have been a linux user since college. My first years in the working world were related to programming, I work with Java, python and some other programming languages. My role at work has been changing, sometimes I help automating boring tasks, another day I help with testing, sometimes I help with architecture, I love programming but just for fun, almost never for my job. Unfortunately, all my working life has been related to private industry, banks and government, I haven't yet contributed to open source in an active way, I helped in the testing day for the last fedora release, so I can help with some documentation or any task I can attend in my free time. I have a dog and a cat :)

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Hello from Shounak (aka sdglitched)!
by Shounak Dey 03 Jun '25

03 Jun '25

Hi everyone! I'm Shounak — though you might know me online as sdglitched. The name is a blend of my initials (SD), which also is acronym for Software Developer and glitched, which reflects both my love for tech and my belief in embracing imperfections as a path to growth.By day, I'm a Data Warehouse Engineer with nearly 4 years of experience. By night, I used to be a hardcore gamer — but lately, I've been channelling that energy into open-source contributions, whether it's adding features, writing tests, or refactoring code. My journey with Linux began back in my first year of engineering with Ubuntu, though I didn’t quite take to it at first. That changed in recent times, thanks to Akashdeep (aka @t0xic0der:fedora.im), who encouraged me to give Fedora a shot — and I’ve been daily-driving it ever since (gaming still happens on Windows 😉). Haven’t tried Fedora Games yet, but it’s definitely on my list.Fedora is my first FOSS community I’ve contributed to, and I’m committed to staying involved. I typically dedicate around 1-2 hours a day to contributing (though it might vary depending on life and work — no false promises). Here are some of my recent contributions to fedora-infra (either merged or under review): - https://github.com/fedora-infra/datanommer/pull/1435 - https://github.com/fedora-infra/webhook-to-fedora-messaging-messages/pull/1… - https://github.com/fedora-infra/webhook-to-fedora-messaging-messages/pull/1… - https://github.com/fedora-infra/webhook-to-fedora-messaging/pull/191 - https://github.com/fedora-infra/pagure-exporter/pull/191 - https://github.com/fedora-infra/webhook-to-fedora-messaging-messages/pull/1… - https://github.com/fedora-infra/webhook-to-fedora-messaging/pull/167 In my current role, I work extensively with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL for database management. I utilise shell scripting to automate data workflows (working within the constraints of a legacy system) and rely on Git for version control. For CI/CD, I use Azure DevOps to manage deployments and pipelines. Outside of work, my go-to programming language is Python, which I use for both personal projects and open-source contributions. I'm also currently learning Golang and beginning to explore React to broaden my skill set. Looking forward to contributing more and growing alongside this amazing community! Kind Regards,Shounak Dey(sdglitched)

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