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=Matt McKenzie=
=Matt McKenzie=
== Bio ==
I've been involved with Linux in one way or another since RedHat 5.0, which was the first time I tried it out.
Since then I have kept up with RedHat through release 9, and then Fedora through all releases so far, Core 1 through release 9.  I also use several other distros at various times, right now Debian and Ubuntu, but I always have at least once machine with Fedora on it.  I have also tinkered with most all of the other mainstream distros: Mandrake/Mandriva, SuSE, Slackware, Gentoo, Knoppix, Linux From Scratch, TurboLinux, Caldera, Corel, Storm, Stampede.  I also have experience with OpenBSD and FreeBSD, and a little with Solaris.
I have been active in LUGs for many years, in southern CA with [http://www.oclug.org OCLUG] and [http://www.uuasc.org UUASC], and now in Portland Oregon with [http://www.pdxlinux.org PLUG].  When I was in OCLUG I helped at SCALE expo, and I also created and coordinated our own mini expo called Linux Demo Day, which was basically just one booth at a local computer store, several OCLUG guys running demos of Linux, and passing out schwag and Linux CDs.  This year I helped at the Fedora booth at O'Reilly OSCON.
Currently I am a field technician for UniSys, before that I've held several other positions.
One of my more technical Linux positions was a Systems Engineer for [http://www.eracks.com eRacks] in southern CA, which sells Linux/BSD rackmount, desktop and laptop systems.  I have since rejoined them as a remote consultant.


== Contact ==
== Contact ==


* '''Email''': lnxknight AT gmail DOT com, linuxknight AT fedoraproject DOT org
* '''Email''': [mailto:lnxknight@gmail.com lnxknight AT gmail DOT com], [mailto:linuxknight@fedoraproject.org linuxknight AT fedoraproject DOT org]
* '''IRC''': LinuxKnight, on #hamradio, #linuxhelp
* '''IRC''': LinuxKnight, on #hamradio, #linuxhelp, #fedora-ambassadors at irc.freenode.net
* '''GPG key''': 0x987558A1
* '''GPG key''': 0x987558A1
* '''Fedora Account''': LinuxKnight
* '''Location''': Portland Oregon, USA
* '''Location''': Portland Oregon, USA


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* Ambassador
* Ambassador
* O'Reilly [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OSCON/OSCON2008 OSCON2008]  
* O'Reilly [[OSCON/OSCON2008|OSCON2008]]
* Looking to help with Software Freedom Day
* [http://lindependence.net Lindependence Day 2008 Portland OR]
* Fedora 11 Release Party, Vancouver WA
* LinuxCon 2009, Portland OR
* Possibly create a Spin of Fedora for Ham Radio operators
* Possibly create a Spin of Fedora for Ham Radio operators


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Latest revision as of 06:14, 19 September 2016

Matt McKenzie

Bio

I've been involved with Linux in one way or another since RedHat 5.0, which was the first time I tried it out. Since then I have kept up with RedHat through release 9, and then Fedora through all releases so far, Core 1 through release 9. I also use several other distros at various times, right now Debian and Ubuntu, but I always have at least once machine with Fedora on it. I have also tinkered with most all of the other mainstream distros: Mandrake/Mandriva, SuSE, Slackware, Gentoo, Knoppix, Linux From Scratch, TurboLinux, Caldera, Corel, Storm, Stampede. I also have experience with OpenBSD and FreeBSD, and a little with Solaris.

I have been active in LUGs for many years, in southern CA with OCLUG and UUASC, and now in Portland Oregon with PLUG. When I was in OCLUG I helped at SCALE expo, and I also created and coordinated our own mini expo called Linux Demo Day, which was basically just one booth at a local computer store, several OCLUG guys running demos of Linux, and passing out schwag and Linux CDs. This year I helped at the Fedora booth at O'Reilly OSCON.

Currently I am a field technician for UniSys, before that I've held several other positions. One of my more technical Linux positions was a Systems Engineer for eRacks in southern CA, which sells Linux/BSD rackmount, desktop and laptop systems. I have since rejoined them as a remote consultant.

Contact

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