Self-Introduction: Mike Naughton

[Michael Semcheski]

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>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, 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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