<div dir="ltr">-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I am Kevin Higgins. I grew up in PaloAlto California during the Silicon Valley growth period. I developeda strong dedication to computers and computer programming during myyouth. Now I live in Vancouver, Washington and have been teachingLinux to my daughters and to individuals who purchase my refurbishedcomputers. I have built my business, Crossbytes, based on the theorythat everyone should have a computer and the software available toreach their individual goals. I have installed Fedora on severalcomputers and have adapted Fedora to the ASUS EEE laptop computer. My daughter uses the ASUS EEE for all of her school assignments andnow in her senior year she is planning on using it in college aswell.My clients range from middle schoolstudents to senior citizens. Fedora has allowed me to open a wholenew world to many people. These individuals have not only learned touse Fedora in their everyday lives they have learned the innerworkings of the system allowing them to continue growing as computerusers. They enjoy learning new programs and they rest assured in thesecurity and stability that Fedora offers them. My goal is to rebuild and refurbishused computers and put them in the hands of children that could nototherwise afford them. I am building relationships with severalschool districts in both Portland and Vancouver to begin a nominationprocess for deserving students. Each nominated student will receivea complete computer system from Crossbytes with a custom spin ofFedora consisting of a Monitor, tower, keyboard, mouse, printer andset up for internet access. All of the computers and printers comefrom people within the community who have donated them to Crossbytes.Everyone who has converted to Linuxfrom other operating systems are impressed with the security and easeof use. I want to continue educating individuals about Fedora andpromoting Fedora to everyone who desires to learn. Not one personhas converted back to an old operation system. They have referredtheir friends and family to me for Fedora systems and education. The foundation for the Fedora surge Ihave envisioned has been laid. As I progress with my goals I foreseethe surge becoming a wave. Linux touches so many different agegroups in so many different ways that numerous educationopportunities arise. I am ready for each new adventure andopportunity as they become available. User: crossbytesName : Kevin HigginsFedora Ambassador For Vancouver, WA.,USA I was not sure if this is the correct way to sign an e-mail but I signed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: <a href="http://getfiregpg.org">http://getfiregpg.org</a> iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJIseh3AAoJEKnF/V3J6U+W+d4P/03A8QrAXLGe3yZ+QvEqI1Aj o3ZfQxp8ilqYQ3ELZD5p84dwiiW01eBA5VKEDCHxKdvG/bXzV6qtDJhTlJClLTCR Bs17i0Z8ngamR9Ojaj2vKuEQg84W3Tfa/TLACdneNK9bERsDVC2296vyvNkWq7FS rKwUXTOfbD7OSTtb+iwirAWaZJ1szIDwGknubnPCVQVvio4PCUYV35YuKfnFtPpm 005GSO+xINEj9uBiTZSIHawNqhMFWeSdHvcRcgnuwU4Pdg5aLxLDRYUHL/XiDCEj mgBW9UTwHXh8d8X4Wm94LibR/JSj+oTa+g5WzrLgjcoOOzw2hnV7Rt7S3AGIPA/4 Na/bCglFcExiDphLvnGUhxWsflY/XoRy/JK4hm/SOG586LSp2rplQ8KtY74P6vCf nO37yXefpcfPjVpxxmyDMVykNmjMS3tQiIztY6SwFTRxS30yHhOHeILgLwHA6POp tbkTBY7LtJi2rCMxHhE4t+jwJpmdjaOMOXXl3mlS1E1XFth2mVjLks+Ph77gB/WS jpaKbIw5mmMKKZOZBCfMQ/jhjwYmCksCwcCzPzJYc7jLrJZjEU9JB4rofIRd2dbw gJ/GEOfSgqn6xZKzcp4TkSXymFtn2PUg9XUXElY3Tx7c39IK7xF6im3/In23pMrd O7N1y52JimUpdHsLx41z =MC2D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- </div>