Welcome to my "new" personal home page.
After retiring at the end of August, 2012, from my long-held position as
-[HP](http://hp.com) Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist... I was recruited
-to return in September of 2014 and am now an
+[HP](http://hp.com) Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist... I worked
+part-time for [Samsung](http://samsung.com) as Senior Adviser to the Open
+Source Group that is part of Samsung Research America. In September of 2014,
+I was recruited back to HPE and served for 25 months as an
[HPE Fellow](http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04839247)
-in Martin Fink's Office of the CTO at
-[Hewlett Packard Enterprise](http://hpe.com), where I drive open source
-strategy and advocacy for the company. During my retirement, 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.
-
-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).
+in Martin Fink's Office of the CTO at what became
+[Hewlett Packard Enterprise](http://hpe.com), driving open source
+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 [Aleph Objects](http://alephobjects.com),
+the [Software Freedom Conservancy](https://sfconservancy.org),
+the [FreedomBox Foundation](http://freedomboxfoundation.org),
+the [Linux Professional Institute](http://lpi.org),
+and [Amateur Radio Digital Communications](http://ampr.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 many
-years as Chairman of the Debian Technical Committee. I continue to maintain
+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
various [packages](http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=bdale@gag.com)
for Debian.
* 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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