Re: Happy to be a member of the gnome foundation

[Sriram Ramkrishna <sri ramkrishna me>]

On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Mario Wenzel <maweki gmail com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> as a new member of the foundation you are, so says the welcome-email, highly
> encouraged to write to this mailing list in order to introduce yourself.
>
> I am 25 years old and studying computer science (master) at the Leipzig
> University of Applied Science (Germany). I fell in love with the
> gnome-concept when I first saw the drafts of the gnome-shell (esp. in
> connection with the Zeitgeist-project which I desperately want to be
> integrated in everything I do and own, automating my whole user experience).
> I've been using gnome religilously since then. After sending in some patches
> for gnome quadrapassel last year and having no one look over them, I
> stumbled into the role of quadrapassel maintainer. I am also triaging bugs
> for and releasing a few other games regularly (in tandem with the rest of
> the current games team).
> In the future I'd like to do much more gnome-related work. I have been
> working at a company that creates web-based software for a few well-paying
> advertising-analysts and I found I much prefer well paced releases having
> lots and lots of people using the code I've written than only a few people
> driving iteration cycles that are only a few weeks long. Coding for a better
> world, so to speak ;)
>
> In the remaining spare time, besides reading and watching YouTube, I am
> politically active in my community and part of the local blogosphere as well
> as consulting/helping out for our local Code Girls (grails girls but not
> only with grails).
>
> Looking forward to doing much needed handywork and maybe a little bit of
> innovation as well :)

Welcome, Mario!  So nice of you to share details about yousrelf!  If
you have any issues or looking for advice, feel free to contact me or
the engagement team!

sri

> Thanks for accepting me
> Mario
>
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