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@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ srcs = \ server.mdwn \ contact.mdwn \ resume.mdwn \ - terms.mdwn + terms.mdwn \ + index.mdwn objs = $(srcs:.mdwn=.html) .SUFFIXES: diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3b59ca --- /dev/null +++ b/index.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<!--#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" --> |