User:Taylor venable

I'm a software engineer and system administrator. My chief areas of interest are algorithms, programming languages, and operating system design. I work for a company called TrustBearer Labs writing software to make web applications which use trusted devices (like smart cards, USB tokens, etc.) for authentication. I hold a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University. I operate several machines in my home network, all running various BSD systems.

While I prefer BSD operating systems and licenses, I recognize the importance of the global free software or open source community, regardless of the finer points of their politics. Linux users and GNU programmers are my friends, even if I may refuse to build on their code at the end of the day.