2013/2/13 Vincenzo Lalli <vincenzo.lalli(a)gmx.com>:
Hi everybody, my name is Enzo, I am 30 and I am from Rome, Italy.
My FAS is "artax", I am Italian mother tongue and I am going to translate
from English to Italian.
I got a legal background, as I graduated in Law.
I've always been interested in languages and I had the opportunity to study
and practice English; I also used to be fluent in French and I started...to
study Dutch...however, for family and personal reasons I begun to practice
mainly English, as I have good friends in the US who gave me the chance to
practice it; plus, travels, work and my education path definitely gave me
many reasons to use my English skills.
The sad thing is that I set aside other languages, but as soon as I can I'll
start studying them again.
About my interest in computing and GNU/Linux, I think my path is somewhat
funny and interesting to tell.
Years ago I bought a new computer, spending quite a lot of money as it was
my first.."good quality" computer if you like.
So...I did open the box, just amazing, couldn't wait to use it, curious to
know why it costed me so much..the thing is...it ran Vista....in a few weeks
I understood that I should have found another way to use my brand new
computer: I got the clear feeling that I couldn't use it as I thought I was
free to, as it simply prevented me from running any open source and free
software. In short I found unacceptable not to be able to exercise my
freedom while not breaching any law.
So... I switched to GNU/Linux and I used Ubuntu for quite a long time, still
never being so much into it though, as I remained a regular user, being
interested in just the few things I needed for work and study; however, as
time passed, I realized such important implications stem from what software
you use; it simply triggered my interest and passion and I found myself into
learning more...and by doing this I also found amazing the way the learning
process is nurtured by the freedom you enjoy because of the Free Software.
Therefore..I thought that I got so much from the Free Software movement,
GNU/Linux and the whole community which provided me such a chance for
learning...and I felt like not having given enough back.
When I learnt about the Fedora Project, I started to think to join it..it
took me a while to decide it, since I am still unable to assess how much
time will I be able to offer to the project. Yet, that wouldn't have been a
sufficient reason for giving up even before trying.
So...let's try!
Hey Enzo!
It's not usual to see lawyers in the Fedora L10N Project. But, very welcome!
The Italian Team Coordinator will soon take care of your request.
Otherwise, please let us know.
kind regards
Domingo Becker