Электронная книга: Daniel Robbins «String Theory For Dummies»
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A clear, plain-English guide to this complex scientific theory String theory is the hottest topic in physics right now, with books on the subject (pro and con) flying out of the stores. String Theory For Dummies offers an accessible introduction to this highly mathematical«theory of everything,» which posits ten or more dimensions in an attempt to explain the basic nature of matter and energy. Written for both students and people interested in science, this guide explains concepts, discusses the string theory's hypotheses and predictions, and presents the math in an approachable manner. It features in-depth examples and an easy-to-understand style so that readers can understand this controversial, cutting-edge theory. Издательство: "John Wiley&Sons Limited (USD)"
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Daniel Robbins
| Daniel Robbins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Quebec |
| Residence | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nationality | United States |
| Employer | OPNET |
| Organization | Funtoo Technologies |
| Known for | Free Software, Hacker, Gentoo, Funtoo |
| Website | |
| funtoo.org | |
Daniel Robbins (US citizen, born in Montreal, Quebec[1]) is a computer programmer and consultant best known as the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project. In 2008, he launched the Funtoo project, a free GNU/Linux distribution based on Gentoo, and is the project's lead hacker and organizer. He also currently works at the same time in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as engineer at OPNET, and as president for Funtoo Technologies.
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Biography
Background
During his time as a system administrator at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque Robbins first came into contact with Linux. He became a developer on Stampede Linux, and later formed his own distribution Enoch Linux, which was later renamed Gentoo in 2002.
Free Software
Gentoo Linux
The Gentoo Linux distribution created enormous interest almost immediately. It remains by far[citation needed] the most high-profile source-based Linux distribution, and the quality of its documentation, and friendliness of its forums have been widely praised.[citation needed]
Gentoo Foundation
However, like many other free software projects, Gentoo struggled to create a business model which would support its key developers.[2] Robbins resigned as Chief Architect on 26 April 2004,[3] citing considerable personal debt,[4] and a desire to spend more time with his family, formed the Gentoo Foundation and transferred all Gentoo intellectual property to it, so that Gentoo is now run as a full community-based model. He did rejoin the project for a short time from August 2006,[5][6] becoming a developer again in February 2007 and joining the amd64 team[7] but resigned in early March 2007.[8]
There have been several high-profile criticisms[9][10] of the way Gentoo has run since Robbins left, such as: "...since the resignation of Gentoo's founder and benevolent dictator from the project in 2004, the newly established Gentoo Foundation has been battling with lack of clear directions and frequent developer conflicts...",[11] but in mid-July 2007 it emerged that Robbins was still technically the legal president of the Gentoo Foundation:[12][13]
...I would like to see more fun in Gentoo, and a lot less politics, and in my apparent role as President of the Gentoo Foundation, I may have an opportunity to change things for the better. I will need to look into this more...[12]
Funtoo Linux
In 2008, Robbins began to work on Funtoo, a project created to allow him to work on extending the technologies originally created for Gentoo.[14]
Technical writer
He has also been a fairly prolific technical writer, writing well-regarded tutorials for IBM and the Gentoo project, among others.
Professional experience
Microsoft
Robbins' move to Microsoft, in May 2005, attracted attention[15][16] within the Linux community, which has historically had a combative relationship with Microsoft. He described his role working for Bill Hilf as "...helping Microsoft to understand Open Source and community-based projects..."[17]
However, Robbins resigned less than a year later on 16 January 2006 due to frustrations that he was unable to fully utilize his technical skills in this position.
RTLinux
Later in 2006, he joined FSMLabs in Socorro, New Mexico, to work on RTLinux.
Other experience
- E*TRADE (Aug 2007 to June 2009).
- OPNET (Aug 2009–Present).
Funtoo Technologies
Daniel Robbins is also president of Funtoo Technologies, a consulting firm founded in 2006 and located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
See also
References
- ^ (French) Funtoo-Quebec.org source
- ^ Loli-Queru, Eugenia (2002-05-14). "Interview with Gentoo's Daniel Robbins". OSNews. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1080. Retrieved 2009-04-17. "I very much want to find a way to turn the Gentoo Linux project into a profitable enterprise. My main motivation in wanting to do this is so I can stop living from paycheck to paycheck and focus my professional efforts exclusively on Gentoo Linux development. Many of our developers would like to do the same thing."
- ^ Lord, timothy (2004-04-26). "Interview with Gentoo's Daniel Robbins". Slashdot. http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/26/2259211. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Mail To News And Back Again". Gmane. 2004-04-26. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.nfp/65. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Funtoo by Daniel Robbins". Funtoo.org. http://www.funtoo.org/drobbins/blog/2006/08/working-on-gentoo-again-eek.html. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Gentoo Bug 145649 - Retire (once more): Daniel Robbins (drobbins)". Bugs.gentoo.org. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145649#c0. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Gentoo Bug 145649 - Retire (once more): Daniel Robbins (drobbins)". Bugs.gentoo.org. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145649#c17. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
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- ^ "Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD". DistroWatch.com. http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070312#future. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Slashdot | Is Gentoo in crisis?". Linux.slashdot.org. http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/03/12/1154242.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD". DistroWatch.com. http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ a b "Funtoo by Daniel Robbins: I am still President of the Gentoo Foundation?". Blog.funtoo.org. 2007-07-18. http://blog.funtoo.org/2007/07/i-am-still-president-of-gentoo.html. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/cgi-bin/prcdtl.cgi?2463313+GENTOO+FOUNDATION+INC
- ^ http://www.funtoo.org/en/funtoo/about/
- ^ "Slashdot | Gentoo Founder on his way to Redmond". Linux.slashdot.org. http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/13/2137239&tid=109. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Marson, Ingrid (2005-06-16). "Gentoo Linux founder to 'educate' Microsoft | CNET News.com". News.com.com. http://news.com.com/Gentoo+Linux+founder+to+educate+Microsoft/2100-7344_3-5749482.html. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Gentoo Founder Joins Microsoft". Osnews.com. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=10838. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
External links
- American computer programmers
- Free software programmers
- Linux people
- Unix people
- Gentoo Linux people
- Living people
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