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user in the 1980s. I programmed software for multiple military projects, and have networked university and large businesses during the network protocol (TCP/IP) standardization period of the late 80s. I have used VMS, Unix, DOS, Windows, Apple operating systems (including OS X) and Linux (Debian,
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I am currently an advocate for open-source (GPL-licensed) software solutions in health care, as a basis for a United States national health care system. Recently I have been an advocate for open source electronic medical record solutions modeled on the VA's VistA EMR. I helped customise an
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Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Puppylinux). I have networked using Novell, AppleTalk, NFS, Samba (Windows protocols). I made a detour to MS Windows for 10 years. Over the past 3 years I have used Debian, (K)Ubuntu, and Windows on a network of triple boot systems.
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I am currently interested in distributed networks using Debian and Ubuntu, especially using the Logical Volume Manager, RAID, and datacenter management tools that are useful for small and medium size businesses.
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My home is wired using LinuxMCE (Media Center Edition) 7.10 running on Kubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy), X10 controllers, surveillance cameras and motion detectors, and distributed multimedia.
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I regularly contribute to Knowledge (especially on specialized software topics including electronic medical records and large-scale software systems). I am the current editor for
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My medium-large organization (which is healthcare-related) uses Ubuntu servers with Kolab for groupware and Drupal for collaborative web content. I contribute extensively to both
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installation of VistA at one facility. I am in favour of government-mandated interoperability standards for EHRs.
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I originally wrote software and software documentation for a large aerospace project. I was a
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Index

UNIX
VMS
Kubuntuguide
Ubuntuguide
Ubuntu Doctors Guild
Beowulf
this introduction
Buckaroo Banzai
Richard Stallman
Linus Torvalds
Jimmy Wales
George Timson
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