strategy and advocacy for the company. At the end of September 2016, I
returned to early retirement... and am now enjoying "Retirement v2.0".
-I serve on the boards of the [Linux Foundation](http://linuxfoundation.org)
-the [FreedomBox Foundation](http://freedomboxfoundation.org), and
-[Aleph Objects](http://alephobjects.com).
+I serve on the boards of [Aleph Objects](http://alephobjects.com).
+the [FreedomBox Foundation](http://freedomboxfoundation.org), and the
+[Linux Professional Institute](http://lpi.org). I'm also a member of the
+[Evaluation Committee](https://sfconservancy.org/about/eval-committee/)
+for the [Software Freedom Conservancy](https://sfconservancy.org).
I served for a decade as President of
[Software in the Public Interest](http://spi-inc.org), and as a member of
the board of directors for some time before that.
+I also served for several years on the board of the
+[Linux Foundation](http://linuxfoundation.org).
+
I remain actively involved in the [Debian](http://debian.org) project,
where I served for a year as the elected Debian Project Leader, and for nearly
a decade as Chairman of the Debian Technical Committee. I continue to maintain
* Many of his papers were gifted to the
[University of Virginia Library](http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-sc/vivadoc.pl?file=viu00129.xml)
* There are scholarships in his name at
- [VMI](http://www.vmiaa.org/AA/Alumni%20Association/Scholar.html) and
- [Hollins](http://www.hollins.edu/admissions/scholarship/need_based.htm)
+ [VMI](http://www.vmi.edu/media/content-assets/documents/human-resources/Faculty-Handbook.pdf) and
+ [Hollins](http://www.hollins.edu).
I've been asked from time to time if I'm any relation to the Barksdale for whom
[Barksdale Air Force Base](http://www.barksdale.af.mil) was named. My parents
tell me they believe
-[Eugene Hoy Barksdale](http://www.barksdale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4409) was my third cousin twice removed.
+[Eugene Hoy Barksdale](http://www.barksdale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4409)
+was my third cousin twice removed. I had the chance to visit the base museum
+in the fall of 2016, and I must say I'm proud of his accomplishments!
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