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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.
Image via Creative Commons, modified by Both.org Security is a critically important part of using and administering...
— That also apply to Linux as well as all operating systems. I am always learning new...
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The past, present, and future of the FreeDOS Project, an open source version of DOS.
Image by: securitybydefault.com, Creative Commons The scourge of misused AI (so-called) is attacking the developers of the...
1 It all started this morning when I went to start my regular Saturday yoga session. I...
I love to learn new things. I was fortunate in that my curiosity led me to a...
Many of the messages I see in the #Linux feeds on BlueSky and mastodon are Windows users...
Author’s note: This article is based on Chapter 6 of my book, “Linux for Small Business Owners,”...
1 It breaks iptables with no warning I’m rather angry right now but I promise to remain...
The duf command is an advanced form of the df command that uses boxes to separate...
I'm not a distro-hopper; I'm a desktop-hopper. But I try many different desktops just to see what...
You might be aware that I upgraded all of the Both.org systems over the last two days,...
Fedora 42 was released today, and I’ve been upgrading my systems. So far I’ve only done my...
It’s now 21 years since Fedora Core 1 was originally released in November of 2003, and it’s...