[ale] Greetings Linux Enthusiasts (new to the area)

[Scott Castaline]

  On 09/03/2010 04:22 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I (relatively recently) moved into the general Atlanta area from the
> Northeast.  While I'm new to Atlanta, I'm certainly not new to Linux and
> F/OSS.  In Boston I've been an online member of the BLU for nearly a
> decade (possibly more, but my mail archives of the list only seem to go
> back to 2002).  Being new to the area I'd like to introduce myself, give
> you a little history about me, and hopefully get the chance to learn
> about you all and meet some of you eventually.
>
> I've been a Linux user since 1992 (the first computer I owned that ran
> Linux used Slackware with kernel version 0.99pl15) and did some major
> Kernel Development back in 1994.  Over the years I've been significantly
> involved in some open source projects like (MIT) PGP, ipsec-tools,
> OpenAFS, and GnuCash, and minorly involved in others, like MythTV.
>
> In real life I'm a Security Software Engineer, where I get to take cool
> algorithms like RSA, AES, and SHA-256 and apply them to interesting uses
> like authentication systems, encrypted email, and encrypted hard disks.
>
> Like I said, I'm new to the area so I hope to learn more about the local
> traditions and ins-and-outs of local High Tech community.
>
> *waves*
>
> -derek
Welcome to Atlanta. Are you still involved with GnuCash? And where 
abouts in the Boston area did you live? I'm a former Bostonian from 
South Shore area, Milton.