Portrait: Louis Landry of Joomla! Finds Direction in FOSS

"For Louis Landry, a member of the core team for the Joomla! management system, free and open source software (FOSS) is not just a hobby, nor just the technology behind Jxtended, the consulting business in which he is a partner. For Landry, FOSS is also the movement that gave him direction in life, and provides both the rationale and the outlet for his diverse interests. In fact, he is so enthusiastic about FOSS that he sounds like an evangelist for the community whenever it is mentioned.

"Landry's discovery of Joomla! came at a critical time in his life. In 2004, Landry graduated with a computer science degree from Louisiana Tech, and, like many graduates, faced the problem of what to do next..."

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