Linux.com: Portrait: A Pair of Ph.D.s | Linux Today

Linux.com: Portrait: A Pair of Ph.D.s

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 15, 2007

“Drs. Phil Carinas and Dominique Heger are rank-and-file members
of the Linux community who have made important contributions to the
growth and popularity of Linux–Carinas through his contributions
to the education of Linux users, and Heger through his work on the
kernel at IBM’s Linux Technology Center. While neither is a
superstar whose name is immediately recognizable, they are both
important in that they are typical of the thousands of individuals
whose contributions, large and small, have turned the world of
computing on its ear.

“Carinas is the founder and CEO of Fortuitous Technologies, an
IT management and consulting firm, and Dominique is the director of
performance…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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