2 I’ve had several Raspberry Pi Single-Board Computers in the past and used them in interesting ways....
David Both
David Both is an Open Source Software and GNU/Linux advocate, trainer, writer, and speaker who lives in Raleigh North Carolina. He is a strong proponent of and evangelist for the "Linux Philosophy."
He’s been in the IT industry for over 50 years. He taught RHCE classes for Red Hat and has worked at MCI Worldcom, Cisco, and the State of North Carolina. He has been working with Linux and Open Source Software for over 25 years.
David likes to build his own computers to ensure that each new computer meets his exacting specifications.
He has written articles for magazines including, Linux Magazine, Linux Journal, and Opensource.com. He currently has five books published with Apress, "The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins", a self-study training course in three volumes “Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin,” that was released in late 2019, and “Linux for Small Business Owners” with Co-author Cyndi Bulka.
1 Even with “sensitive information” supposedly blocked I don’t usually opine about Microsoft, or rant, but this...
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Image by: Opensource.com Editor’s note: This article by David Both was published by Opensource.com on March 15,...
Image by: Opensource.com This article by Phil Shapiro originally appeared on Opensource.com and is republished here with...
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