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 love this quote!
'Your talk at OSCON this year will cover how you deal with failure at your job and on your teams. At Opensource.com, we believe in the power of "failing faster" and "rapid prototyping" for innovation through failure.'
That statement is all about the Linux Philosophy. It has been said in any number of different ways and has many different names, but the process is the same:
while [ 1 ]
do
Transform customer input into code as soon as possible
Get feedback
Make changes
done
True. To most people a computer is just another appliance. But I, personally, think it is worth it if even one of those people glimpses the true power behind the curtain.