|||| '''Contents''' || ||||<#F1F1EA:(><>|| = About me = My name is Leandro Gómez, I'm from Uruguay and currently living in Nicaragua. I'm a former team contact and one of the founders of the [[http://www.ubuntu.org.ni/|Nicaraguan Ubuntu LoCo Team]]. == Contact information == * Email: leogg at ubuntu dot com * Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~leogg * IRC: leogg at irc.freenode.net = My involvement in Ubuntu = I'm an Ubuntu user since Breezy and began contributing to the community in February 2006. In February 2007, I started the [[http://www.ubuntu.org.ni/|Nicaraguan Ubuntu LoCo Team]] (approved in April) and since then my main efforts have been in improving the local team and helping [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-centroamerica|other teams in the region]] to get things started. I've participated in and organized ~90 events since the creation of the team, including the award-winning [[http://softwarefreedomday.org/archives/2007/Nicaragua|SFD Nicaragua 2007]] and [[http://softwarefreedomday.org/archives/2007/Nicaragua|SFD Nicaragua 2008]] events and the [[http://www.linuxtour.org/|Linux Tour]], [[http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005788|one of the biggest Linux events in Central America]]. I'm currently an official Ubuntu translator in the [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-es|ubuntu-l10n-es team]] and moderator of the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-es-l10n|mailing list]]. As of September 2009, I'm starting the [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~difundeubuntu-ni|SpreadUbuntu Nicaragua project]] in order to promote the creation of marketing material in Spanish and as a form of collaboration with the [[http://spreadubuntu.neomenlo.org/|SpreadUbuntu]] project. I've also represented Ubuntu in meetings and events with other LUGs and in [[NicaraguanTeam/Prensa|interviews]] on local newspapers, radio and [[http://www.youtube.com/ubuntunicaragua|TV stations]]. == Future plans == * Continue my work with the Ubuntu-ni LoCo Team * Continue mentor the Central American teams * MOTU!!! = My work outside the Ubuntu community = I'm pretty active in other FOSS communities, both in Nicaragua and internationally. * Board member of [[http://www.linux.org.ni|GUL-NIC]] (Nicaraguan LUG, composed by four local LUGs) * Former board member of the [[http://www.redslcan.org.ni|Nicaraguan FOSS Network]] * Founding member of the Ubuntu Central American Team * Close collaboration with the [[http://www.debian.org.ni|local Debian community]] * Founding member of the Central American Free Software Initiative * International coordinator of [[http://installfest.info/|FLISOL 2008]] - Latin America's biggest installfest = Leogg Facts = [[Leocharrua/LeoggFacts|Leogg Facts]] :) = Cheers from the community = * leogg is a pretty cool guy :) - leogg * leogg is the boss of Nicaraguan LoCO, we own him a lot of our accomplishments, he is our founder(with other 3 co-founder), and our main contact. - igorgue(http://igordevlog.blogspot.com/) * leogg is our great geek-leader in the Nicaraguan LoCO a cool guy we all like - Ledanalf® * leogg is a great partner in the Linux User Groups @ Nicaragua, full of great ideas - @LeX {[[http://suse-ni.blogspot.com/|NUI-Nicaragua]] President} * Leogg has proven to be very responsible and with great passion for free software, decided to crush the bug # 1, and is the leader and founder of the open source movement in Nicaragua. - JorSol * Leogg is one of the persons handed over to free software that I have meet, he deserve that membership mora than anyone - RainerEli * Leogg is the kind of guy you want to start a develop a LoCo Team - Josernesto (ubuntu-ni CC Member). * Nicaragua está guiando el camino para el resto de grupos centroamericanos, gracias a gente como vos vamos mejorando - [[elopio]] ---- CategoryHomepage