Matthew Helmke
Matthew Helmke has used Ubuntu since 2005. He has written about Linux for several magazines and websites, is a lead author of The Official Ubuntu Book and Ubuntu Unleashed. He also coauthored A Practical Guide to Linux: Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming; VMware Cookbook; and a Practical Guide to Fedora and RHEL, 8e. In his day job, Matthew has worked for Canonical, makers of Ubuntu; for Red Hat, one of the largest and oldest open source software companies; and today works for a Silicon Valley startup called Gremlin (https://www.gremlin.com).
Matthew first used UNIX in 1987, while studying Lisp on a Vax at the university. He has run a business using only free and open source software, has consulted and done contract work, and teaches as an adjunct instructor for the University of Arizona. You can learn more about Matthew at https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhelmke/ or drop him a line with errata or suggestions at matthew@matthewhelmke.com.
Paul Hudson
Andrew Hudson is a freelance journalist who specializes in writing about Linux. He has significant experience in Red Hat and Debian-based Linux distributions and deployments and can often be found sitting at his keyboard tweaking various settings and config files just for the hell of it. He lives in Wiltshire, which is a county of England, along with his wife, Bernice, and their son, John. Andrew does not like Emacs. He can be reached at andy.hudson@gmail.com.
Paul Hudson is a recognized expert in open-source technologies. He is also a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared in Mac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format. Paul is passionate about free software in all its forms and uses a mix of Linux and BSD to power his desktops and servers. Paul likes Emacs. Paul can be contacted through http://hudzilla.org.
Andrew Hudson
Andrew Hudson is a freelance journalist who specializes in writing about Linux. He has
significant experience in Red Hat and Debian-based Linux distributions and deployments
and can often be found sitting at his keyboard tweaking various settings and config files
just for the hell of it. He lives in Wiltshire, which is a county of England, along with his
wife, Bernice, and their son, John. Andrew does not like Emacs. He can be reached at
Paul Hudson is a recognized expert in open-source technologies. He is also a professional
developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared in Mac
Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format. Paul is passionate about free
software in all its forms and uses a mix of Linux and BSD to power his desktops and
servers. Paul likes Emacs. Paul can be contacted through http://hudzilla.org.