David Both is an Open Source Software and GNU/Linux advocate, trainer, writer, and speaker. He has been working with Linux and Open Source Software since 1996 and with computers since 1969. He is a strong proponent of and evangelist for the "Linux Philosophy for System Administrators."
He has written articles for magazines including, Linux Magazine, Linux Journal, and OS/2 Magazine back when there was such a thing. He currently writes prolifically for OpenSource.com. He particularly enjoys learning new things while researching his books and articles, building his own computers, and helping his grandchildren build their computers. He has found some interesting
and unusual ways of problem solving, including sitting on one computer on which he was working.
David has published five books with Apress. Four solo works, “The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins,” August 2018, and a three volume self-study training course, “Using and Administering Linux — From Zero to SysAdmin,” released in December, 2019. He has also written one book with co-author Cyndi Bulka, "Linux for Small Business Owners" that was released in 2022.
David currently lives in Raleigh, NC, with his amazing and supportive wife, Alice.
He can be reached via email at LinuxGeek46@both.org or on Mastodon at @LinuxGeek46@linuxrocks.online.
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I suffered burnout a few years ago, myself. I was having night terrors, panic attacks, nightmares, hated going in to work, and was totally wiped out all the time. I was in a horribly toxic environment while in that job and it took a major toll on me. I got some professional help and leaned heavily on my wife. I was fired from that job because I stopped putting up with the crap and things got better almost immediately. It took some time to completely recover but I retired after that job and am glad I did so. Now I can just do what I want and don't have to worry about little stuff like leaving for home one minute before 5pm.
Thanks, Jason, for talking about this.
Very nice! I never knew that.
Thanks for that neat tip!