Self-Introduction: Mike Naughton

[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 at gmail.com <mailto:michnaugh1 at gmail.com>> 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
>
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