#format wiki #language en == Mark Stone == Email: <> === Who === Mark is a freelance writer and open source consultant. He has been using Linux as his main desktop operating system since 1994, and has been using Ubuntu for about a year and a half. Mark has a long history with open source, having worked as [[http://www.oreilly.com|O'Reilly]]'s Executive Editor for Open Source in the late 90s, having been part of [[http://www.vasoftware.com|VA Linux]]'s notorious IPO (without much personal gain), and having served on the executive management team behind such sites as [[http://slashdot.org|Slashdot]], [[http://sf.net|SourceForge]], [[http://freshmeat.net|Freshmeat]], and [[http://www.linux.com|Linux.com]]. === Where === Mark lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California. He has lived in Northern California off and on since 1986. === What === At present Mark is working on a book on Ubuntu for the desktop, to be published by [[http://www.manning.com|Manning Press]]. Draft material of the book can be found at MarksUbuntuBook on this wiki. ... ---- CategoryHomepage