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<H5>Copyright © 1999 Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.<br>
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For information regarding copying and distribution of this material see the
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<A HREF="../copying.html">Copying License</A>.</H5>
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<H3>Contents:</H3>
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<li><a HREF="./lg_backpage37.html#authors">About This Month's Authors</a>
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<li><a HREF="./lg_backpage37.html#notlinux">Not Linux</a>
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<center><H3><font color="maroon">About This Month's Authors</font></H3></center>
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Bob Adkins</H4>
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Bob consults, lectures and publishes on Internet and Web engineering
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topics. Mr. Adkins expects developing economies to benefit greatly through
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the right application of open source software. He can be reached at
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radkins@cwareco.com.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Stephen Adler</H4>
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Stephen, known as a <a
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href="http://www.linuxtoday.com/stories/326.html">Linux devotee</a> by
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Linux Today, started using Linux in Feb of 1996 and GNU software
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since 1990. He is a nuclear physicist working on the <a
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href="http://www.phenix.bnl.gov">PHENIX</a> detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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where he hopes to help in the discovery of the
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<a href="http://www.phenix.bnl.gov/phenix/WWW/html/physics.html">
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quark gluon plasma</a> (QGP).
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The QGP is a new state of nuclear matter which is postulated to exist
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according to our current understanding nuclear and elementary particle
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physics. Stephen is using Linux and GNU software to help try to
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reach this goal.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Larry Ayers</H4>
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Larry lives on a small farm
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in northern Missouri, where he is currently engaged in building a
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timber-frame house for his family. He operates a portable band-saw mill,
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does general woodworking, plays the fiddle and searches for rare
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prairie plants, as well as growing shiitake mushrooms. He is also
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struggling with configuring a Usenet news server for his local ISP.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Jim Dennis</H4>
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Jim is the proprietor of <A href="http://www.starshine.org">
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Starshine Technical Services</A>.
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His professional experience includes work in the technical
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support, quality assurance, and information services (MIS)
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departments of software companies like
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<A href="http://www.quarterdeck.com"> Quarterdeck</A>,
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<A href="http://www.symantec.com"> Symantec/
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Peter Norton Group</A>, and
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<A href="http://www.mcafee.com"> McAfee Associates</A> -- as well as
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positions (field service rep) with smaller VAR's.
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He's been using Linux since version 0.99p10 and is an active
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participant on an ever-changing list of mailing lists and
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newsgroups. He's just started collaborating on the 2nd Edition
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for a book on Unix systems administration.
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Jim is an avid science fiction fan -- and was
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married at the World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Michael J. Hammel</H4>
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A Computer Science graduate of Texas Tech University, Michael J. Hammel,
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mjhammel@graphics-muse.org, is an software developer specializing in X/Motif
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living in Dallas, Texas (but calls Boulder, CO home for some reason).
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His background includes everything from data
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communications to GUI development to Interactive Cable systems, all based in
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Unix. He has worked for companies such as Nortel, Dell Computer, and
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Xi Graphics.
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Michael writes the monthly Graphics Muse column in the Linux Gazette,
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maintains the Graphics Muse Web site and theLinux Graphics mini-Howto, helps
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administer the Internet Ray Tracing Competition (http://irtc.org) and
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recently completed work on his new book "The Artist's Guide to the Gimp",
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published by SSC, Inc. His outside interests include running, basketball,
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Thai food, gardening, and dogs.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">John Holmwood</H4>
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John is a freelance writer and consultant specializing in
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Enterprise Architecture and Open Source Software. He has 20 years
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experience in the Information Technology industry.
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For the last 5 years, John has been the Infrastructure Architect at NOVA
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Gas Transmission Ltd. where he and his colleagues developed an
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Information Technology Architecture based on Open System Standards.
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John has published papers on in the USENIX association magazine
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';login:' and the Middleware Spectra trade journal.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Ron Jenkins</H4>
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Ron has over 20 years experience in RF design, satellite systems, and
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UNIX/NT administration. He currently resides in Central Missouri where
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he is pursuing his writing, helping folks solve problems and find solutions,
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teaching, and generally having a dandy time while looking for some telecommuting
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work. Ron is married and has two stepchildren.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Jean Francois Martinez</H4>
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Jean is a mainframe system administrator by day and a Linuxer by night. He began
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using Minix in 1991 and Linux in 1994. His present project involves
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adapting Linux for use by nontechnical users. He has a six year old
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daughter named Agnes.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">J.W. Pennington</H4>
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After 8 years, J.W. Pennington escaped from the U.S. Military and is
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currently in hiding. He is posing as an older student who is completing his
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degrees in Anthropology and Geology at the College of Charleston in South
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Carolina. He began playing with computers at the age of 12, and still has
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the TI 99/4A on which he taught himself BASIC. A collector of old
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computers, his lifelong dream is to build a house in the shape and color of
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a Vic-20, with a huge keyboard as the front porch, and a game port as the
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garage.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Gilbert Ramirez</H4>
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Gilbert is a UNIX administrator, but helps out with all technology
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at the hospital system where he works. He is an ex-linguist, with a special
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interest in the Tupi-Guarani family of languages. He spends his weekends
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picking up floppy diskettes thrown around by his 2-year old son.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Alolita Sharma</H4>
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Alolita advises commercial and government clients on software
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engineering, telecommunications, service/network management, and
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Internet/Web engineering. She is a keen Linux enthusiast and also enjoys
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writing and lecturing on software and Web engineering. Ms. Sharma can be
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reached at asharma@cwareco.com.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Walt Stoneburner</H4>
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Walt currently works as a Software Engineer for Downright
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Software, LLC. In his spare time he enjoys working with Linux, playing
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non-computer games, reading, and reviewing hardware and development
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software. Feel free to contact him at wls@wwco.com or ICQ# 5368391.
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<H4><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="../gx/note.gif">Dan York</H4>
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Dan is a technical instructor and the training manager for a technology
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training company located in central New Hampshire. He has been working with the Internet
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and UNIX systems for 13 years. While his passion is with Linux, he has also spent the past
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two-and-a-half years working with Windows NT. He is both a Microsoft Certified System
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Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer and has also written a book for QUE on one of the
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MCSE certification exams. He is anxiously awaiting the day when he can start teaching
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Linux certification classes.
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Thanks to all our authors, not just the ones above, but also those who wrote
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giving us their tips and tricks and making suggestions. Thanks also to our
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new mirror sites.
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I'm sick of the impeachment trial and wish a way could be found for the Senate
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to get on with "business as usual" without the Republicans feeling like
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they have lost face. Of course, in my opinion they already have.
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All the polls show the American people don't want Clinton impeached and
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want the Congress to get on with their "real work". For the Republicans to
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completely ignore this and go forward with the trial, all the time saying
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the American people are apathetic, shows an incredible arrogance on their
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part. They obviously think their
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constituents have no intelligence and no opinions worth listening too.
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I voted for Clinton but I wouldn't vote for him again. His complete lack of
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judgement in his personal life is appalling. However, I don't think he has
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done anything that can be called a "high crime".
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Enough of the soap box.
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Have fun!
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<A HREF="http://www.ssc.com/ssc/Employees/Margie/margie.html">
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Marjorie L. Richardson</A> <br>
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Editor, <A HREF="http://www.linuxgazette.com/"><i>Linux Gazette</i></A>, <A
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HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</a>
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<I>Linux Gazette</I> Issue 37, February 1999,
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxgazette.com/">http://www.linuxgazette.com</A><BR>
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This page written and maintained by the Editor of <I>Linux Gazette</I>,
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<A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com"> gazette@ssc.com</A>
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