I have been working with UNIX and Later Linux and Other OSS for about 20 years. I started working at AT&T and did a lot of kernel programming and worked on the SYS V process scheduler used for Digital Telephone switches (5ESS). While working at AT&T I designed a globally distributed database system before people knew what they where. Utilizing such golden oldies as uucp and rje. In the early and mid nineties I was the lead programmer and designer on a Point Of Sale system that did real time cell phone activations for Sprint. The first anywhere in the US. It was solely build on and with OSS software. Most of my career has been spend in applications development, data manipulation and database design and development. For the last 7 or so years I have mainly worked as an Architect for large (and small) cellular telephone companies. Virtually all of the work I have been doing has been in or with UNIX, Linux and OSS related areas. Favorite languages remain C/C++ and favorite editor is still Emacs :). Since there is a lot of FUD on both sides, I am hoping that my contribution at port 25 will be a bridge between Microsoft and the OSS community.