Hi Please welcome our Newest ambassador but an old member and a really valuable contributor of the openSUSE Project, Nelson Marques, from Portugal. Here is a bit more about him in his own words. * What have you done already for openSUSE? 1. I'm helping Remy Marquis implementing plymouth (stalled at the moment); 2. I'm building a software repository for openSUSE GNOME with Ayatana software (Ubuntu indicators); 3. I'm maitaining some packages for GNOME:Apps and openSUSE:Contrib sub projects. 4. I've done a shy talk about Marketing in OSC2010. 5. I give a lot of opinions no one likes and will run for 'openSUSE controversial personality of the Year' soon. * What are your plans for promoting openSUSE? Please tell us what you want to do the next 6 months. 1. Promote the Portuguese Foruns and provide the base of our future community; 2. Support local events within University Campus only. *Are you ready to start promoting openSUSE? I think I'm doing that already ;) *What do you think is the best kept secret of openSUSE? My plan for Portuguese Community World Domination. * Why do you love to do this? I don't love, it's a requirement, someone has to place in the first stone... that's me. I build the foundations, hopefully others will follow to continue my work, so I can focus on the parts of the project I really want to. *How did you start with with Linux/openSUSE? What is your level of experience? Back in 98/99 with SuSE Linux 5.2 (hanged around till 7.1) then openSUSE 11.2 and 11.3. I've been also a Red Hat/Fedora user. - Developed and built a outside kiosk based on openSUSE for a Portuguese City Hall back in 2000/2001. - Helped implementing on SuSE Linux 5.2 a management software for firefighters built on COBOL. Tens of Fire Fighting Departments use this in Portugal. - Had been a member of a Portugal Telecom R&D unit implementing UMTS services for the biggest mobile operator in Portugal and VIVO in Brasil. Under NDA. - Done some packages for openSUSE :) *Also, as an ambassador, you're the expert on your country/region, so please share on the opensuse-marketing mailing list a bit about the openSUSE and the FOSS community in your country/region, e.g. what are their needs. NON-EXISTENT so far... -- http://opensuse.gr http://amb.opensuse.gr http://own.opensuse.gr http://warlordfff.tk me I am not me ------- Time travel is possible, you just need to know the right aliens -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ambassadors+help@opensuse.org