| Jerome Yuzyk | Mail Me · Browse Me · Google Me | Résumé [PDF] |
| Cover · BRIDGE 1 · BRIDGE 2 · Employment · Education | Tools · Computing · OS/2 · Linux |
| I have been using RedHat Linux as my primary Internet server platform since version 5.2 in spring 1997, with no security issues because of a sound design driven by paranoia about the Big Bad Internet. I chose Linux because once I learned what I could do with a multi-tasking computer system (previously OS/2 2.x and Warp) I wanted to move up a level to something that was even more reliable and secure and Internet-ready. When I had little further need to use or support Windows applications I began using RedHat Linux 7.x for my desktop and daily operations. I have also used OpenBSD (3.2) for a server application, and several other Linux variants like Ubuntu, Debian and Arch Linux.
Mostly I use Fedora (15+) for my
Professionally, I use |
| Understanding of OS Issues My experiences with OS/2 prepared me with a sound understanding of what an operating system should be, and moving to Linux was not a large step to take. The Internet has a vast range of self-support resources - I know how to ask the right questions and research to find viable answers. Configuration Linux provides a wide array of configuration options that usually eludes users and corporate MIS staff. I have configured Linux machines in many different ways over the years, and have learned what works and what doesn't, and why. Operations and Troubleshooting Running a few full-time Linux machines and helping others do the same, combined with my technical understanding of the system, has taught me how systems "age" over time, and simple proactive measures that can be implemented to avoid problems. I run or have run servers for DNS, FTP, HTTP(S), MySQL, SMB, SMTP, SSH, and VPN services for multiple domains. I use VMWare and KVM virtualization to run MS-Windows when I have to and CentOS/Ubuntu for testing. LeveragingI have long realized that it is not sufficient to merely "install" one computing system or another. Linux drew my interest (and kept it) because it allows an incredible amount of leverage to be gained from a single PC and some software. Realizing that potential and harnessing it separates Companies that Compute from Companies with Computers. |
| Jerome Yuzyk | Mail Me · Browse Me · Google Me | Résumé [PDF] |
| Cover · BRIDGE 1 · BRIDGE 2 · Employment · Education | Tools · Computing · OS/2 · Linux |
| CVX/SSXL/0.14 : 2016.11.21 | A branch of The BRIDGE Tree |