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Bryan Smith
Chief Technical Officer, Tacit Labs Inc

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Bryan A Smith is a Debian Gnu/Linux and BSD enthusiast, hardware hacker and Systems Engineer. Bryan has used Open Source Operating Systems since the days of Red Hat 5 Hurricane.

He contributes to several Open Source projects and has helped launch several startup ISP’s based in his area using Open Source software as a framework.

Bryan is currently the Chief Technical Officer at Tacit Labs Inc and Lead Systems Administrator at Dreamfish.com Global Collaborative

Bryan spends his free time organizing Fossetcon, administering his free Linux shell server SHellium.org, advocating Open Source, proctoring BSD Associate Certification, writing poetry and playing Bossa Nova and Flamenco guitar.

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MeeGo Technical Overview
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Sunil is the real deal! He gave a great technical brief of MeeGo. No question went unanswered; what more could we ask for!
Plug Computer - An Open Source Green Server for the Always-On Lifestyle
posted almost 3 years ago:
David gave a great talk and offered us a sneak peak at Marvell's latest devices that we can't wait to get our hands on. He lead a very intense question and answer session after his talk as well. Th...
How to Boot Linux on the Beagle Board
posted almost 3 years ago:
Jeff's speech was awesome and his demo's really captivated the audience. It's very hard to talk about hardware for only 40 minutes. Most of the attendees in his talk stayed over past the break just...
Hacking Frequent Flyer Programs
posted almost 3 years ago:
I found myself talking about this presentation on the plane with two rows of interested individuals. I'm all in on this one...already signed up on the forum!
Your Infinite Do-Loop Exercises Bores Me
posted almost 3 years ago:
These guys really put on a show...it was like watching a skit from Saturday Night Live. Pure comedy and great material.
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