Self-Introduction: Andrew Hudson

[Andrew Hudson]

1. Andrew (Andy) Hudson

* City, Country:
   Trowbridge, UK

* Profession or Student Status
   CRM Development Manager

* Company or School
   Future Publishing

* Your goals in the Fedora Project

	* What do you want to write about
		Productivity Applications, ie OO.o, Evolution, Firefox,	 		Thunderbird 
etc. Things from a new user perspective.

	* What other documentation do you want to see published?
		Demystifing Fedora Core, Beginner guides to 'blah'

	* Do you want to edit for grammar/writing and/or technical 				accuracy?
		Either or, really.

	* Anything else special
		Burning desire to move Fedora Core forward in usability 			terms

  * Historical Qualifications

	* What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past?
		I regularly write for Linux Format magazine in the UK, 			 
specialising on RH/Fedora based distros. I am also the 				co-author for 
Fedora Core 4 Unleashed by Sams Publishing 		and will be co-writing 
Fedora Core 5 Unleashed.

	 * What level and type of computer skills do you have?
   		I am an advanced user, although I do shy away from 				formal 
programming. My strengths lie in the 'user' 				arena, helping others to 
move towards Open Source 				applications. Particular experience in 
Samba and also in 		yum.

	* What other skills do you have that might be applicable?
		I am a good people person, having had a background in 				technical 
sales. Also able to describe complex concepts 			in ways that end users 
(particularly newbies) can 				understand easily.

	* What makes you an excellent match for the project?
		An intense desire to see Fedora Core as the number one 				community 
distro. My background in writing a large book 			on Fedora Core

  * GPG KEYID and fingerprint

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