On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 16:47, Ben Cotton <bcotton+fedora@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greetings Fedora-docs-listers, > > It recently occurred to me that it is time I gave something back to > the community. I started using Red Hat 8 in college, and eventually > switched to using Linux on my primary desktop. I now make a living as > a sysadmin for RHEL desktops and servers in a small department of a > large Midwestern university. Since I don't have much skill as a > programmer, I decided that the Docs group was a good place to start. > > I don't have any formal project experience, but I do fancy myself a > passable writer. Among the accomplishments I'm most proud of during > my tenure as a sysadmin is the creation of an internal wiki for my > department's IT staff. When I took the position, the documentation > was whatever could be found in old e-mail messages. Largely on my own > effort, but with considerable help from the rest of the staff, our > wiki is now a valuable resource. The contents range from detailed > how-to guides to big-picture discussions of the system architecture. > > My degree is in meteorology, so I do not have a great deal of formal > training with computers. Most of my knowledge comes from breaking my > computer and then getting it working again. I do have certifications > on Linux (RHCT) and OS X (ACSP), and I try to get training when the > opportunity and budget align. My primary technical skills are in > basic setup and administration: kickstarts, package management, NFS, > CUPS, etc. What I lack in technical skills, though, I make up for in > the ability to find contributors. I tend to bring in people outside > my department to help on specific tasks when their skills better match > the needs. > > Here's my GPG key: > [1018 bcotton@boone ~ ]$ gpg --fingerprint AB46AA74 > pub 1024D/AB46AA74 2009-02-14 > Key fingerprint = B09D 841C 1347 091A 3BD0 759F D9CD 1319 AB46 AA74 > uid Ben Cotton <bcotton@xxxxxxxxxx> > sub 2048g/4BB9F3C7 2009-02-14 > > I think that covers all I need to share. I look forward to working > with all of you and contributing to the project. > > > BC > > -- > Ben Cotton Welcome aboard, Ben. Have you gotten your FAS account, yet? Eric -- fedora-docs-list mailing list fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
