Self-Introduction: Mike Naughton

[Michael Naughton]

Hi all:

My name is Mike Naughton.  I'm a criminal defense attorney (associate at 
James C. Thomas, P.C.) from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.  I first tried 
Linux when I installed Fedora Core 3.  I am running Fedora 10 x64 and it 
feels very sharp and responsive.

As far as how I can contribute, in my role as a criminal defense 
attorney I have a lot of experience with advocacy, community outreach 
and working with media.  In fact, I have been involved in cases in the 
Detroit area that garnered national and local media attention.  My 
participation required working with attorneys around the country and 
media outlets.  If you google my name you will see Michigan Supreme 
Court and Michigan Court of Appeals briefs I wrote over the summer and 
for what case.

I think Fedora and Red Hat have really done a terrific job of creating a 
more vibrant community and putting together some really nice resources 
online (fedoraproject.org, fedoraforum.org, fedorafaq.org, etc.).   I 
would like to be more involved in this community.  I believe that, for 
better or worse, the economy and Vista have really created an 
opportunity for people to discover Fedora and be very pleasantly surprised.

I would really like to get more involved in marketing Fedora, especially 
to professionals like myself who are solo-practitioners or small 
business owners.  Fedora really provides all the tools necessary for a 
person to build a business right out of the box.  In fact, I have been 
using Linux in my practice.  I use Openoffice.org to prepare 
correspondence, motions, orders and other forms of legal writing.  I use 
Thunderbird with the Lightning plugin to keep track of my calendar.  I 
listen to music with Rhythmbox, mount NTFS drives, play games (World of 
Goo is really incredible and a great example of the traction Linux is 
starting to gain) and run the occasional Windows app in Crossover Office. 

Admittedly, I would like to see more billable programs for Linux.  I 
have tried Gnu Cash but I find it a bit cumbersome for simple time 
tracking and invoicing.  Additionally (like a lot of other people), I'd 
like to able to use Adobe programs in Linux.  Obviously this is not a 
Fedora gripe but an Adobe one.  I am confident that as Linux desktop 
adoption grows, Adobe will reach out to this market and provide 
products.  It already has with Flash and Acrobat.  I am also a part-time 
web developer and use Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator.  It 
would be nice to not have to boot into OS X use these tools.

Thanks for reading.  I am really excited about joining the marketing 
team and making some contributions to the community.
--Mike

[Michael Semcheski]

Hi Mike,

There is a Detroit Linux User's Group that you might look to hook up with if
you haven't already.

http://mdlug.org

I'm not a member (or in Detroit) but I know someone who is.

Mike

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Michael Naughton <michnaugh1(a)gmail.com&gt;wrote:

>  Hi all:
>
>  My name is Mike Naughton.  I'm a criminal defense attorney (associate at
>  James C. Thomas, P.C.) from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.  I first tried Linux
>  when I installed Fedora Core 3.  I am running Fedora 10 x64 and it feels
>  very sharp and responsive.
>
>  As far as how I can contribute, in my role as a criminal defense attorney I
>  have a lot of experience with advocacy, community outreach and working with
>  media.  In fact, I have been involved in cases in the Detroit area that
>  garnered national and local media attention.  My participation required
>  working with attorneys around the country and media outlets.  If you google
>  my name you will see Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals
>  briefs I wrote over the summer and for what case.
>
>  I think Fedora and Red Hat have really done a terrific job of creating a
>  more vibrant community and putting together some really nice resources
>  online (fedoraproject.org, fedoraforum.org, fedorafaq.org, etc.).   I
>  would like to be more involved in this community.  I believe that, for
>  better or worse, the economy and Vista have really created an opportunity
>  for people to discover Fedora and be very pleasantly surprised.
>
>  I would really like to get more involved in marketing Fedora, especially to
>  professionals like myself who are solo-practitioners or small business
>  owners.  Fedora really provides all the tools necessary for a person to
>  build a business right out of the box.  In fact, I have been using Linux in
>  my practice.  I use Openoffice.org to prepare correspondence, motions,
>  orders and other forms of legal writing.  I use Thunderbird with the
>  Lightning plugin to keep track of my calendar.  I listen to music with
>  Rhythmbox, mount NTFS drives, play games (World of Goo is really incredible
>  and a great example of the traction Linux is starting to gain) and run the
>  occasional Windows app in Crossover Office.
>  Admittedly, I would like to see more billable programs for Linux.  I have
>  tried Gnu Cash but I find it a bit cumbersome for simple time tracking and
>  invoicing.  Additionally (like a lot of other people), I'd like to able to
>  use Adobe programs in Linux.  Obviously this is not a Fedora gripe but an
>  Adobe one.  I am confident that as Linux desktop adoption grows, Adobe will
>  reach out to this market and provide products.  It already has with Flash
>  and Acrobat.  I am also a part-time web developer and use Flash,
>  Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator.  It would be nice to not have to
>  boot into OS X use these tools.
>
>  Thanks for reading.  I am really excited about joining the marketing team
>  and making some contributions to the community.
>  --Mike
>
>  --
>  Fedora-marketing-list mailing list
>  Fedora-marketing-list(a)redhat.com
>  https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
>

[Michael Naughton]

Thanks Mike.  This group meets near by.  I am going to go check them out.

Michael Semcheski wrote:
>  Hi Mike,
>
>  There is a Detroit Linux User's Group that you might look to hook up 
>  with if you haven't already.
>
>  http://mdlug.org
>
>  I'm not a member (or in Detroit) but I know someone who is.
>
>  Mike
>
>  On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Michael Naughton 
>  <michnaugh1(a)gmail.com <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
>      Hi all:
>
>      My name is Mike Naughton.  I'm a criminal defense attorney
>      (associate at James C. Thomas, P.C.) from Detroit, Michigan,
>      U.S.A.  I first tried Linux when I installed Fedora Core 3.  I am
>      running Fedora 10 x64 and it feels very sharp and responsive.
>
>      As far as how I can contribute, in my role as a criminal defense
>      attorney I have a lot of experience with advocacy, community
>      outreach and working with media.  In fact, I have been involved in
>      cases in the Detroit area that garnered national and local media
>      attention.  My participation required working with attorneys
>      around the country and media outlets.  If you google my name you
>      will see Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals
>      briefs I wrote over the summer and for what case.
>
>      I think Fedora and Red Hat have really done a terrific job of
>      creating a more vibrant community and putting together some really
>      nice resources online (fedoraproject.org
>      <http://fedoraproject.org>;, fedoraforum.org
>      <http://fedoraforum.org>;, fedorafaq.org <http://fedorafaq.org>;,
>      etc.).   I would like to be more involved in this community.  I
>      believe that, for better or worse, the economy and Vista have
>      really created an opportunity for people to discover Fedora and be
>      very pleasantly surprised.
>
>      I would really like to get more involved in marketing Fedora,
>      especially to professionals like myself who are solo-practitioners
>      or small business owners.  Fedora really provides all the tools
>      necessary for a person to build a business right out of the box.
>       In fact, I have been using Linux in my practice.  I use
>      Openoffice.org to prepare correspondence, motions, orders and
>      other forms of legal writing.  I use Thunderbird with the
>      Lightning plugin to keep track of my calendar.  I listen to music
>      with Rhythmbox, mount NTFS drives, play games (World of Goo is
>      really incredible and a great example of the traction Linux is
>      starting to gain) and run the occasional Windows app in Crossover
>      Office.
>      Admittedly, I would like to see more billable programs for Linux.
>       I have tried Gnu Cash but I find it a bit cumbersome for simple
>      time tracking and invoicing.  Additionally (like a lot of other
>      people), I'd like to able to use Adobe programs in Linux.
>       Obviously this is not a Fedora gripe but an Adobe one.  I am
>      confident that as Linux desktop adoption grows, Adobe will reach
>      out to this market and provide products.  It already has with
>      Flash and Acrobat.  I am also a part-time web developer and use
>      Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator.  It would be nice
>      to not have to boot into OS X use these tools.
>
>      Thanks for reading.  I am really excited about joining the
>      marketing team and making some contributions to the community.
>      --Mike
>
>      -- 
>      Fedora-marketing-list mailing list
>      Fedora-marketing-list(a)redhat.com
>      <mailto:[e-mail]>
>      https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
>
>

[Gaurav Prabhu]

--- On Thu, 26/2/09, Michael Naughton <michnaugh1(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  From: Michael Naughton <michnaugh1(a)gmail.com&gt;
>  Subject: Self-Introduction: Mike Naughton
>  To: fedora-marketing-list(a)redhat.com
>  Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 11:38 PM
>  Hi all:
>  
>  My name is Mike Naughton.  I'm a criminal defense
>  attorney (associate at James C. Thomas, P.C.) from Detroit,
>  Michigan, U.S.A.  I first tried Linux when I installed
>  Fedora Core 3.  I am running Fedora 10 x64 and it feels very
>  sharp and responsive.
>  
>  As far as how I can contribute, in my role as a criminal
>  defense attorney I have a lot of experience with advocacy,
>  community outreach and working with media.  In fact, I have
>  been involved in cases in the Detroit area that garnered
>  national and local media attention.  My participation
>  required working with attorneys around the country and media
>  outlets.  If you google my name you will see Michigan
>  Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals briefs I wrote
>  over the summer and for what case.
>  
>  I think Fedora and Red Hat have really done a terrific job
>  of creating a more vibrant community and putting together
>  some really nice resources online (fedoraproject.org,
>  fedoraforum.org, fedorafaq.org, etc.).   I would like to be
>  more involved in this community.  I believe that, for better
>  or worse, the economy and Vista have really created an
>  opportunity for people to discover Fedora and be very
>  pleasantly surprised.
>  
>  I would really like to get more involved in marketing
>  Fedora, especially to professionals like myself who are
>  solo-practitioners or small business owners.  Fedora really
>  provides all the tools necessary for a person to build a
>  business right out of the box.  In fact, I have been using
>  Linux in my practice.  I use Openoffice.org to prepare
>  correspondence, motions, orders and other forms of legal
>  writing.  I use Thunderbird with the Lightning plugin to
>  keep track of my calendar.  I listen to music with
>  Rhythmbox, mount NTFS drives, play games (World of Goo is
>  really incredible and a great example of the traction Linux
>  is starting to gain) and run the occasional Windows app in
>  Crossover Office. 
>  Admittedly, I would like to see more billable programs for
>  Linux.  I have tried Gnu Cash but I find it a bit cumbersome
>  for simple time tracking and invoicing.  Additionally (like
>  a lot of other people), I'd like to able to use Adobe
>  programs in Linux.  Obviously this is not a Fedora gripe but
>  an Adobe one.  I am confident that as Linux desktop adoption
>  grows, Adobe will reach out to this market and provide
>  products.  It already has with Flash and Acrobat.  I am also
>  a part-time web developer and use Flash, Dreamweaver,
>  Photoshop and Illustrator.  It would be nice to not have to
>  boot into OS X use these tools.
>  
>  Thanks for reading.  I am really excited about joining the
>  marketing team and making some contributions to the
>  community.
>  --Mike
>  
>  -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list
>  Fedora-marketing-list(a)redhat.com
>  https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list 
Hello sir,
Welcome to Fedora community. It has been a good experience reading your Fedora account.
Glad that you liked Fedora.

Regards,
Gaurav Prabhu

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[Paul W. Frields]

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 06:38:42PM -0500, Michael Naughton wrote:
>  Admittedly, I would like to see more billable programs for Linux.  I
> have 
>  tried Gnu Cash but I find it a bit cumbersome for simple time tracking and 
>  invoicing.  Additionally (like a lot of other people), I'd like to able to 
>  use Adobe programs in Linux.  Obviously this is not a Fedora gripe but an 
>  Adobe one.  I am confident that as Linux desktop adoption grows, Adobe 
>  will reach out to this market and provide products.  It already has with 
>  Flash and Acrobat.  I am also a part-time web developer and use Flash, 
>  Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator.  It would be nice to not have to 
>  boot into OS X use these tools. 
You might want to look at Knomos:

http://www.knomos.org/index.htm
http://sourceforge.net/projects/knomos

However, it appears development stalled once they reached the 1.0 or
1.0a version -- I assume at completion of the contracted work.  It
would be nice to see additional development by people who care about
it...


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[Michael Naughton]

Thanks Paul.  I am going to look in this.  This might be just what I need. 

Also, nice job on the December 2008 video with you and Greg 
DeKoenigsberg.  Its nice to see people in the Fedora community 
discussing developments and fostering enthusiasm about open source 
operating systems and software.

Paul W. Frields wrote:
>  On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 06:38:42PM -0500, Michael Naughton wrote:
>    
> > Admittedly, I would like to see more billable programs for Linux.  I have 
> > tried Gnu Cash but I find it a bit cumbersome for simple time tracking and 
> > invoicing.  Additionally (like a lot of other people), I'd like to able to 
> > use Adobe programs in Linux.  Obviously this is not a Fedora gripe but an 
> > Adobe one.  I am confident that as Linux desktop adoption grows, Adobe 
> > will reach out to this market and provide products.  It already has with 
> > Flash and Acrobat.  I am also a part-time web developer and use Flash, 
> > Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator.  It would be nice to not have to 
> > boot into OS X use these tools.
> >     
>
>  You might want to look at Knomos:
>
>  http://www.knomos.org/index.htm
>  http://sourceforge.net/projects/knomos
>
>  However, it appears development stalled once they reached the 1.0 or
>  1.0a version -- I assume at completion of the contracted work.  It
>  would be nice to see additional development by people who care about
>  it...
>
>
>