Self-Introduction: Johnny (for FreeIPA Traditional Chinese translation)

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Name: Johnny Lin (Lost)

Location: Taipei, Taiwan


Login: lostmypillow


Language: Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)


Profession or student status: Junior Developer at a small software 
company (agency), before that worked for 2 years as part time IT


About You:

Hi, I’m Johnny. I also go by Lost or LostMyPillow in most of cyberspace.

I've self taught programming and IT since middle school, I’ve used 
Fedora sporadically during my distro-hopping days.

I have set up a FreeIPA instance on Fedora Server for my former 
employer, but unfortunately it didn’t come with Traditional Chinese as 
an interface language (Simplified Chinese doesn’t make it better at all).

Seeing as I’ve also immersed myself in the English language longer than 
I have been distro hopping, and graduated from Department of English in 
National Taipei University of Technology, I thought I contribute in 
FreeIPA’s Traditional Chinese translation efforts, which is on 0% 
progress, last I checked.


You and the Fedora Project:

In the future I’d also like to contribute to Fedora Workstation, or more 
likely Fedora Server, but seeing as I do not have any background in the 
lower level programming required, it’s still just a dream of mine. I do 
know Python, TS, Java, but I do know that’s not what Linux programming 
requires, so I’ll do translations for now.


   GPG KEYID and fingerprint:

gpg --fingerprint 81E6EC0E913FD523 pub ed25519 2026-04-26 [SC] [expires: 
2029-04-26] 6159 1D57 36B0 6901 ACE6 711A 81E6 EC0E 913F D523 uid 
[ultimate] Johnny (lostmypillow) <[email protected]> sub cv25519 
2026-04-26 [E] [expires: 2029-04-26] B672 9FF1 233C 8FC0 9CAB DEC7 2317 
134E D77B 776C

Full disclosure:

I’m a bit confused about the whole process detailed here:L10N/Guide - 
Fedora Project Wiki 
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Guide#Becoming_a_Fedora_Translator>

  *

    I have a FAS account, agreement signed, SSH, GPG keys added.

  *

    I have subscribed to the Main L10N mailing list

  *

    I have tried to subscribe to the zh_tw L10N mailing list here
    trans-zh_tw (at) lists.fedoraproject.org
    <https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/trans-zh_tw.lists.fedoraproject.org/>,
    but pending approval

  *

    I have NOT received any confirmation email from either of those
    lists, despite the guide stating there’d be one.

  *

    I have NOT joined the L10n Fedora group, as I don’t know how to
    join, it just shows the list of sponsors and members: 🔗
    <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Guide#Joining_the_l10n_Group>

  *

    I have NOT written a personal page at User:Username, as the guide
    states I need to be in the L10N Fedora group

  *

    I’m at the step where I post a self introduction to the trans
    mailing list, but I have NOT sent one to the local mailing list as
    it’s pending approval

  *

    On Matrix I don’t see an l10n group, but I attribute it to me being
    very unfamiliar with Matrix, and I’m still figuring out how to
    access the group


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    <p><span
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      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Name: Johnny Lin (Lost)</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Location: Taipei, Taiwan
   </span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Login: lostmypillow
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Language: Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Profession or student status: Junior Developer at a small software company (agency), before that worked for 2 years as part time IT
 

</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">About You: 
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi, I’m Johnny. I also go by Lost or LostMyPillow in most of cyberspace.
</span></p>
    <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I've self taught programming and IT since middle school, I’ve used Fedora sporadically during my distro-hopping days.
</span></p>
    <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have set up a FreeIPA instance on Fedora Server for my former employer, but unfortunately it didn’t come with Traditional Chinese as an interface language (Simplified Chinese doesn’t make it better at all). 
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Seeing as I’ve also immersed myself in the English language longer than I have been distro hopping, and graduated from Department of English in National Taipei University of Technology, I thought I contribute in FreeIPA’s Traditional Chinese translation efforts, which is on 0% progress, last I checked.
 
</span></p>
    <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> You and the Fedora Project: 
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In the future I’d also like to contribute to Fedora Workstation, or more likely Fedora Server, but seeing as I do not have any background in the lower level programming required, it’s still just a dream of mine. I do know Python, TS, Java, but I do know that’s not what Linux programming requires, so I’ll do translations for now.
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
   GPG KEYID and fingerprint: </span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">gpg --fingerprint 81E6EC0E913FD523
pub   ed25519 2026-04-26 [SC] [expires: 2029-04-26]
      6159 1D57 36B0 6901 ACE6  711A 81E6 EC0E 913F D523
uid           [ultimate] Johnny (lostmypillow) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]">&lt;[email protected]&gt;</a>
sub   cv25519 2026-04-26 [E] [expires: 2029-04-26]
      B672 9FF1 233C 8FC0 9CAB  DEC7 2317 134E D77B 776C</span></p>
    <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Full disclosure:
</span></p>
    <p><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m a bit confused about the whole process detailed here:</span><a
href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Guide#Becoming_a_Fedora_Translator"
data-tt="{&quot;link&quot;:&quot;https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Guide#Becoming_a_Fedora_Translator&quot;,&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> L10N/Guide - Fedora Project Wiki</a><span
      data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>
    <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}"
      style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have a FAS account, agreement signed, SSH, GPG keys added.
</span></p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have subscribed to the Main L10N mailing list
</span></p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have tried to subscribe to the zh_tw L10N mailing list here </span><a
href="https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/trans-zh_tw.lists.fedoraproject.org/"
data-tt="{&quot;link&quot;:&quot;https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/trans-zh_tw.lists.fedoraproject.org/&quot;,&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">trans-zh_tw (at) lists.fedoraproject.org</a><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, but pending approval
</span></p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have NOT received any confirmation email from either of those lists, despite the guide stating there’d be one.
</span></p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have NOT joined the L10n Fedora group, as I don’t know how to join, it just shows the list of sponsors and members: </span><a
href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Guide#Joining_the_l10n_Group"
data-tt="{&quot;link&quot;:&quot;https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Guide#Joining_the_l10n_Group&quot;,&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">🔗</a><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I have NOT written a personal page at User:Username, as the guide states I need to be in the L10N Fedora group
</span></p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m at the step where I post a self introduction to the trans mailing list, but I have NOT sent one to the local mailing list as it’s pending approval 
</span></p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p><span
data-tt="{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:101}}"
          style="white-space: pre-wrap;">On Matrix I don’t see an l10n group, but I attribute it to me being very unfamiliar with Matrix, and I’m still figuring out how to access the group
</span></p>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p><br>
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