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authorP. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>2013-09-25 21:53:56 (EDT)
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+<!--#set var="title" value="" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/includes/header.html" -->
+
+<img src="work-area-portrait.240x240.png" alt="P. J. McDermott" class="photo">
+
+This is my personal Web site, which contains personal and professional
+information about me, technical guides on GNU/Linux and UNIX, and essays on
+computing ethics and freedom.
+
+About Me
+--------
+
+I am:
+
+ * A hacker (that is, a playful tinkerer interested in exploring the limits of
+ technology).
+ * A knowledgeable user of GNU/Linux.
+ * A competent software author.
+ * A fan of freely- and semi-freely-licensed heavy metal and rock music.
+ * A student in the [2012 Google Summer of Code][gsoc-2012] program [working
+ with the Debian Project][gsoc-appl].
+ * The leader of a project to develop a fully-free [embedded operating system
+ distribution][proteanos].
+ * [Associate member][fsf-am] #10830 of the Free Software Foundation.
+ * A recent university graduate with a degree in computer science.
+ * A self-taught student of U.S. and international copyright law and free
+ software licensing.
+ * The former leader of my university's undergraduate GNU/Linux special
+ interest group.
+ * Trained in karate.
+ * Licensed to operate motorboats.
+ * Certified for open water SCUBA diving.
+
+[gsoc-2012]: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012
+[gsoc-appl]: http://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2012/StudentApplications/PJMcDermott
+[proteanos]: http://www.proteanos.com/
+[fsf-am]: https://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=10830
+
+New
+---
+
+ * [A presentation on the disputed legal validity of software
+ contracts](talks/software-contracts/).
+ * [A workshop on the UNIX shell](guides/shell-workshop/) I gave at NJIT.
+
+To Come
+-------
+
+ * More essays on computing ethics and freedom.
+ * Technical guides on GNU/Linux, especially one related to the boot process
+ (an apparently popular topic with which I'm quite familiar).
+
+<!--#include virtual="/includes/footer.html" -->