Self-Introduction: Mike Naughton

[Gaurav Prabhu]

--- On Thu, 26/2/09, Michael Naughton <michnaugh1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Michael Naughton <michnaugh1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Self-Introduction: Mike Naughton
> To: fedora-marketing-list at 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
> 
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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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