Hello and welcome! I'm Carmen-Lisandrette, your host (or maybe humble servant!) and the person behind Mission:Libre. It's great to have you with us!
Let me tell you a little about myself. Back in '05, I was just like you: a teenager newly interested in free software. I was really excited to learn about it, but I was disappointed by how hard it was for someone as young and shy as I was to join in.
Getting older has its downsides — I miss having joints that don't creak, thankyouverymuch — but it does make you realise you have to work for the things you care about. Now I'm grown up, it's a good time to build things to help others out. Mission:Libre is something I would have loved to have when when I was your age. I hope you'll find it inviting and fun. You can learn more about what's coming in 'All about Mission:Libre' also in this issue.
I've adored free software ever since I first heard about it during that magical summer break in 2005. I hope you'll grow to love it just as much as I do. Free software has brought things out in me I didn't know I had. Who knows what amazing talent it will help you find?
Until next time,
Carmen-Lisandrette