ALS Mission Statement
The Atlanta Linux Showcase was founded in 1996 for the purpose of
furthering the use of the Linux operating system in the public and private
sectors. We seek to achieve this goal by providing a forum in which to
present and discuss technical innovations using Linux and recognize technical
excellence in the development of Linux-related computing solutions. In the
process, we seek to educate the general public on the use of solutions
involving Linux, and promote a sense of community among Linux users and
developers.
Many new projects that have advanced the state of computing can have
their roots traced back to Linux. As Linux continues to evolve, it
influences the development of other computing environments. These efforts in
turn inspire more Linux development. We believe that these creative efforts
should be encouraged and supported by the community at large. We believe
that by offering resources at critical times, we can further the evolution of
Linux and thereby further the evolution of computing as a whole.
We believe that education of the general public on the use of Linux is a
key factor in the success of Linux. Towards this end, we provide an outlet
for technically experienced individuals to share their expertise and in the
process, create a resource for those who wish to learn about Linux. By
providing a consistent and thorough source for Linux information, we
encourage others to learn more about Linux at their own pace and in a way
that is most comfortable to them.
The community that has formed around the Linux movement is one of its
greatest strengths and has allowed Linux to develop in ways that no other
operating system can claim. To continue this strong tradition, we sponsor
events which serve as gathering points for individuals interested in Linux.
We also provide resources to aid groups that work on Linux-oriented community
projects.
The Atlanta Linux Showcase, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation
consisting of an advisory council composed of a Board of Directors which
includes a President, Vice-President, and Treasurer. None of the members
receive monetary compensation for the efforts.
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ALS 2002 Organizers
- Marc Torres, President, marct@linuxshowcase.org
- Long-time Linux advocate and expert. Will work for food.
Also President of the Mr. Hat fan club, and an avid collector of the
Dummies series.
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- Blake Sorensen, Chief Financial Officer, blake@linuxshowcase.org
- Blake has been a Linux user since 1995. He is a software
engineer with Pharsalia
Technologies where he uses Linux as a development platform. He became
involved with the Atlanta Linux Showcase in 1997.
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- Paul Manno, Secretary, paul@linuxshowcase.org
- Paul is the manager of curriculum and technology for the
Georgia Tech College of Computing Continuing Education program. He has
administered large and small UNIX systems since 1976 and non-UNIX systems
even longer. His professional and personal use of Linux encompasses several
distributions over the last four years touching a variety of system, mail,
web and network administration. He is the Tutorial Liason for ALS
2001.
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- Hunter Eidson, Director, hunter@linuxshowcase.org
- Hunter has been using Linux since 1994. He currently works
for Georgia Perimeter College as a system administrator responsible for
HP/UX, Tru64, and Linux systems. Lately, he's been playing with Linux
security and wireless networking around his apartment.
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- Vernard Martin, Director, Head Showcase Committee, vernard@linuxshowcase.org
- V, as he is usually called, is a PhD candidate in the
College of Computing at Georgia Tech. His current research is in Parallel
and Distributed Computing focusing on the construction and management of
large scale, highly dynamic, interactive distributed computational spaces
(i.e. kickass games). His goal in life is finish his Phd so he can go and
corrupt young minds.
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- Levien de Braal, Webmaster, levien@linuxshowcase.org
- Research Scientist at the Graphics, Visualization, and
Usability (GVU) Center, and part of the College of Computing at the Georgia
Institute of Technology. Research interests include user interface design,
medical informatics, computer graphics, and visualization. Member of ACM and
IEEE.
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- Ben Cooper, Organizer, ben@linuxshowcase.org
- Ben Cooper has been running Linux since 1994, when he
installed 0.99pl14 on an 8MB 386 and used it to write a 325 page C++ course
using LaTeX and g++. Since then he has been confused whenever he hears the
question, "When will Linux be ready for prime time?" As a C++ and Java
instructor, Ben has enlightened hundreds of captive programmers with his
opinion that everyone ought to use Linux for everything, starting years ago.
Really, why buy what doesn't work when you can get what does for free? And
now that the press has caught on to Linux somewhat, he feels less out of
touch with humanity. But there's still that matter of his advocating Richard
Stallman for the Nobel Peace Prize...
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- Daniel Cox, Organizer, danny@linuxshowcase.org
- Mr. Cox has used UNIX Operating Systems since 1981. He
is proficient in C, shell, Perl, Awk, Sed, and the Ingres Relational
Database, for all the good it does him. He is blessed with a Linux Box as
his workstation at his company, and develops full time under Linux. He works
for Connex Inc. At work he uses RedHat
6.2, and his home distribution is SuSE 7.1.
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- Valerie Cox, Organizer, vcox@linuxshowcase.org
- Valerie Cox is the spouse to Danny Cox, the BOF
Coordinator for ALS 2001. She is a Registered Nurse working for McKessonHBOC
dealing with hospital information systems. She assisted with the 1998 ALS
registration, and was the Hospitality Coordinator for
ALS 2000.
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- Sam Davis, Organizer, sam@linuxshowcase.org
- Sam has been using UNIX since 1994 when he had to learn
UNIX to feed his obsession for MUDs. He fell in love with it then and it has
been an off and on love affair ever since. He currently works for Georgia
Perimeter College in Desktop Support and as a Continuing Education
Instructor. His home network is heavy with Linux, and he looks forward to
the day when he can get rid of Windows all together. Unfortunately, until
they port Diablo II to Linux or he can get VM-Ware to run it, he'll have to
keep at least one evil box around.
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- Steven DuChene, Organizer, sad@linuxshowcase.org
- Linux distributions expert extra-ordinaire. Hobbies:
playing Quake (I/II/III) on mission-critical servers, maxing out all
available bandwidth downloading graphics with a high ratio of
flesh-tones, growing bonsai kittens, and breeding goats.
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- Greg Hankins,
Organizer, gregh@linuxshowcase.org
- An avid Linux user since early 1994, Greg currently works
as a senior consulting engineer for Riverstone Networks. He is best know for
his contributions to the Linux Documentation Project in many different roles
over the years. Greg holds a B.S. and M.S in computer science from the
Georgia Institute of Technology. Sometimes he mumbles "I'll sleep when I'm
dead" incoherently.
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- Robbie Honerkamp,
Organizer, robbie@linuxshowcase.org
- Robbie is responsible for maintaining this and other ALS
servers as well as planning and operation of the ALS show network. He is
president of Comtrends, an Internet
Solutions Provider specializing in Open Source-based solutions. He is also a
freelance ISP consultant, and is currently working on a wireless ISP project
in Nigeria. On top of that, he is also involved in an as-yet-unnamed Internet
software startup. In his spare time he tries to remember to sleep and
eat.
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- Ray Knight, Organizer, ray@linuxshowcase.org
- Ray has been in a software developer for over 15 years and
a Linux user and enthusiast since early 1994. He currently is involved in
maintaining the m68k Macintosh port and is working on a port for the
HP9000/300 series systems. He is employed as a software engineer with
E-Certify.
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- Piotr Misztal, Organizer, piotr@linuxshowcase.org
- Piotr is currently employed doing system support for the
computer science department at the university of Georgia. He is also still
attempting to finish his degree. In his spare time he enjoys anime, driving,
and penguins.
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