Penguin Computing Attracts Slackware Co-Founder; Brett Person Joins As Senior Member of Technical Support Team and Open Source Community Liaison.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2000 Industry Pioneer Brings Linux Expertise Penguin Computing Inc., leading provider of reliable Linux systems for Internet serving, today announced that Brett Person, co-founder of Slackware, has joined the company as a senior member of the technical support team. Person brings to Penguin Computing more than 15 years of software development expertise, including five years as a core team member developing Slackware Linux, one of the earliest distributions of the operating system. He also held development-consulting positions with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , North Dakota State University North Dakota State University, at Fargo; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1890 as North Dakota Agricultural College, achieved university status in 1960. and the North Dakota Department of Rehabilitation. A Linux expert, Person will be a valuable addition as Penguin Computing continues to grow technical support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for its product offerings systems that integrate the market leading Red Hat (Nasdaq:RHAT RHAT Red Hat (stock symbol) RHAT Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania RHAT Register Hba Attributes ) Linux distribution. In addition, Person will be a key member of Penguin Computing's Open Source community relations team. "Penguin Computing's customers have access to the expertise of high-caliber Linux talent," said Sam Ockman, Penguin Computing's chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Brett was one of the pioneers who brought Slackware to the marketplace. His Linux expertise, coupled with Penguin Computing's commitment to address its customers technical support needs, will serve to further enhance the breadth and scope of our technical service and support offerings." Prior to joining Penguin Computing, Person co-founded Slackware. There, alongside co-founder Patrick Volkerding, he worked on all aspects of the operating system, which is distributed by Walnut Creek CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . Person also attended industry events in efforts to evangelize e·van·gel·ize v. e·van·gel·ized, e·van·gel·iz·ing, e·van·gel·iz·es v.tr. 1. To preach the gospel to. 2. To convert to Christianity. v.intr. To preach the gospel. Linux as a viable commercial-class operating system. Partially blind from birth, Person has spent many years working in positions with companies that have allowed him to contribute programming access tools for the visually impaired. At IBM, under a research grant, he developed tools to give blind computer users access to graphical user interfaces under OS/2 and Unix. As a computer consultant for the North Dakota State University, Person taught Unix to visually impaired computer users and wrote programming scripts to allow them to access the Unix shell with a speech synthesizer synthesizer Machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer, for use in the composition of electronic music and in live performance. . While at the North Dakota Department of Rehabilitation, he served as a member of the Governor's Board of Advisors to the department. Person studied computer science at North Dakota State University at Fargo. About Penguin Computing Penguin Computing Inc. (http://www.penguincomputing.com) is the leading provider of reliable Linux systems for Internet serving. Founded in 1998 by Open Source advocate and active Linux community member Ockman, Penguin Computing is based in San Francisco and is privately held. |
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