Welcome to my "new" personal home page.
At the end of August, 2012, I retired from my long-held position as
-<a href="http://www.hp.com">HP</a> Open Source & Linux Chief
-Technologist.
+[HP](http://hp.com) Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist. From September
+through December of 2013, I worked part-time for [Samsung](http://samsung.com)
+as Senior Adviser to the Open Source Group that is part of Samsung Research
+America.
-Since retiring, I've enjoyed spending more time on family activities and
-projects. But I'm still very active in the Free Software world. I serve
-on the boards of the [Linux Foundation](http://linuxfoundation.org) and the
-[FreedomBox Foundation](http://freedomboxfoundation.org), and as President
-of [Software in the Public Interest](http://spi-inc.org).
+I serve on the boards of the [Linux Foundation](http://linuxfoundation.org)
+the [FreedomBox Foundation](http://freedomboxfoundation.org), and
+[Aleph Objects](http://alephobjects.com), and as
+President of [Software in the Public Interest](http://spi-inc.org).
-I also remain actively involved in the [Debian](http://debian.org) project,
+I remain actively involved in the [Debian](http://debian.org) project,
where I continue to maintain various
[packages](http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=bdale@gag.com),
and chair the
My "spare nanoseconds" are mostly consumed playing with
[rockets](http://gag.com/rockets), which includes managing
-[Altus Metrum, LLC](http://altusmetrum.org) along with partner
+[Altus Metrum, LLC](http://altusmetrum.org) with business partner
[Keith Packard](http://keithp.org).
-I think the web is way too picture-oriented these days, but if you're really
-curious, there are some pictures of me on my
+I miss the early days of the web, when it was mostly informative text...
+but if you're really curious, there are some pictures of me on my
[bio page](bio/), and associated with the
[Wikipedia page about me](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Bdale_Garbee). If you're
a close friend or family member, email me for credentials to
in high-end computer equipment. There are only a few carbohydrates I've met in
my life that I didn't like, I have very eclectic tastes in music, enjoy old
movies, and I have this "German metal habit"... Porsche flavored.
-My current such toy is a 1987 Porsche 944S, black with beige interior...
-
-Someday, it might be cool to own a
-[Porsche 904](pix/mrf0067b.jpg). Yeah, I know, "dream on".
+My current such toy is a 1984 Porsche 928S Euro, moss green metallic
+with beige interior and a dog-leg 5-speed.
Over the years, I've spent a lot of my "spare time" on various facets of
[Amateur Radio](rf/). KB0G is my current callsign, previously I was N3EUA
I was also one of the developers of the RUDAK
digital communications processor. My primary focus on the RUDAK team was
communication with the other experiment modules that RUDAK talks to over the
-CAN bus... SCOPE, MONITOR, CEDEX, and the thermistor SmartNode boards.
+CAN bus... SCOPE, MONITOR, CEDEX, and the thermistor SmartNode boards. I am
+pleased to now be the working on the IHU design for the AMSAT-NA
+[Fox](http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1113) cubesat program.
If you want to find me "on the air" for a QSO, about the only chance
right now is to catch us
-[roving](http://gag.com/code/rover/) in a VHF/Microwave contest...
+[roving](http://gag.com/code/rover/) in a VHF/Microwave contest, or on the
+flight-line at a rocket launch.
While I was "born and raised" in the era of 4.1BSD, shared a Vax 11/750
-with Eric Crane at CMU, and have run some flavor of BSD on at least one
-machine ever since (the Symmetric S/375, a uVax2, BSD/OS, and NetBSD on a
-pc532),
-I have become a strong supporter of
-Linux particularly the
-[Debian GNU/Linux](http://www.debian.org)
+with Eric Crane at CMU, and ran some flavor of BSD on at least one
+machine up until the [fire in 2013](http://gag.com/blackforestfire.html)
+ (the Symmetric S/375, a uVax2, BSD/OS,
+and NetBSD on a pc532), I have become a strong supporter of Linux
+particularly the [Debian GNU/Linux](http://www.debian.org)
distribution, because of the emphasis on perpetual free availability of
all of the source code to the system. I've contributed a few packages to
-the Debian effort, and now maintain a signficant number,
-including some that are essential packages in the base distribution,
-and some that are "big hairy monsters". At least it keeps me off the streets
-at night...
+the Debian effort, and now maintain a signficant number, including some that
+are essential packages in the base distribution, and some that are "big
+hairy monsters". At least it keeps me off the streets at night...
Not sure how to pronounce "Linux"? Why not let Linus himself
[tell you](ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/english.au)...
In recent years, my son and I have become very active building and flying
-small and large model [rockets](http://www.gag.com/rockets). I now hold a
+small and large model [rockets](http://gag.com/rockets). I hold a
"Level 3 certification", and am a federally-licensed user of
low explosives, which means I'm authorized to buy, store, and fly the largest
motors currently available in the rocket hobby. My personal confirmed
flight altitude record is 21,654 feet above ground, my highest recorded
-acceleration is 86 g, and I've flown a rocket to beyond Mach 2.2.
-My current focus combines rocketry with my electronics background and strong
+acceleration is 86 g, and I've flown a rocket to beyond Mach 2.2. I served
+on the committee that defined the [Tripoli Mentoring Program](http://www.tripoli.org/Certifications/TripoliMentoringProgram/tabid/322/Default.aspx), and am
+proud that my son aced the test to become one of the earliest TMP
+participants. My current focus combines rocketry with my electronics
+background and strong
interest in radio, see the [Altus Metrum](http://altusmetrum.org)
community web site for more details...
* [Bdale's blog](blog)
* [Bdale's biographical information](bio)
-* [Garbeey Gallery](http://gallery.gag.com)
-* [Quotations](quotes)
+* [Garbee Gallery](http://gallery.gag.com)
+* [Quotations](quotes.html)
* [Talks Bdale has Given](talks/)
Cool Stuff on the Web
* [Graves Mountain Lodge](http://www.gravesmountain.com),
owned and operated by "my extended family" in Virginia. We used to
visit often... and still get back once in a while!
-* >Visit the <a href="http://www.rf.org/">Radio Farm</a>... a most
- unusual place!
+* Visit the [Radio Farm](http://www.rf.org/)... a most unusual place!
* [Colorado Satellite Services](http://www.coloradosatellite.com)
Jim and I worked closely together on AO-40 RUDAK, and he's definitely
"one of the good guys". The EyasSAT educational satellite system
* He now has a
[Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_D._Barksdale)!
-* A [phote](http://www1.vmi.edu/archivephotos/Details.asp?ACCNUM=2631) of him
+* A [photo](http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15821coll7/id/2862/rec/1) of him
from 1919, in uniform.
* He was a [Judge of the United States Court](http://air.fjc.gov/servlet/uGetInfo?jid=97)
* Many of his papers were gifted to the
projects / web / gag.com / blobdiff