Please put nothing else inside "<>". Thanks!
For a current copy of this directory, or to have yourself listed, ask:
- gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu
+ gnu@gnu.org
** Please keep the entries in this file alphabetical **
\1f
+Alc?ve <infos@alcove.fr>
+12 place Indira Gandhi
+92230 Gennevilliers
+France
+
+http://www.alcove.fr
+T?l.: +33 1 47 33 82 84
+Fax: +33 1 47 33 76 98
+
+Alc?ve offers a comprehensive range of corporate-quality
+Free Software related solutions, with technical support
+via telephone, fax or email and remote system management.
+We also offers consulting and training.
+
+Rates approximately 3000FF per day, depending on the job.
+
+Updated: 1998-09-09
+\1f
Altrasoft <info@altrasoft.com>
4880 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 205
San Jose, CA 95129-1034
Updated: 1997-05-25
\1f
-Joseph Arceneaux <jla@ai.mit.edu>
-PO Box 460633 http://www.samsara.com/~jla
-San Francisco, CA 94146-0633
+Joseph Arceneaux <joe@arceneaux.com>
+307 Chattanooga St. http://www.arceneaux.com
+San Francisco, CA 94114
+1 415 648 9988
-+1 415 285 9088
-
-Recently led the project making Wells Fargo Bank the first to provide
-secure customer account access over the Internet.
-Former FSF staffmember. Performed X11 implementation of Emacs version
-19, designed and implemented WYSIWYG Emacs. Installed and
-administered FSF network. Maintainer of GNU indent. Over 15 years
-experience with Unix and other systems, from writing ROM monitors to
-UI design and system administration.
+I am a former FSF staffmember who made Wells Fargo Bank the first bank
+to provide secure banking over the Internet. I have 20 years
+experience with various computer systems. I performed the X11
+implementation of Emacs version 19, and designed and implemented
+WYSIWYG features of Emacs. I also installed and administered FSF
+network. Maintainer of GNU indent.
I provide installation, porting, debugging and customization or
-development of GNU and other Unix software. I also design and
-implement free software projects and consult on software engineering
-and systems design. Handholding and teaching services are also
-available as well as things like LAN and compute--infrastructure design.
+development of GNU and other software. I also design and implement
+free software projects and consult on software engineering, security,
+and intranet design.
Time and material rates around $150 USD per hour, depending upon the
particular job. I am also very interested in fixed-bid jobs. For
selected non-profit organizations with worthy goals, I work for free.
-Updated: 1995-10-17
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
-Gerd Aschemann <Aschemann@Informatik.TH-Darmstadt.de>
+Dipl.-Inform. Gerd Aschemann <Aschemann@Informatik.TU-Darmstadt.de>
Osannstr. 49
D-64285 Darmstadt
Tel.: +49 6151 16 2259
-http://www.informatik.th-darmstadt.de/~ascheman/
+http://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/VS/Mitarbeiter/Aschemann/
-- System Administrator (UNIX) at CS Department, TU Darmstadt, Germany
-- 17 years experience with CS, System administration on different platforms
-- 10 years with UNIX/Networking/FreeWare/GNU/X11
-- 8 years organizer of Operating Systems and Distributed Systems courses
+- System Administrator (UNIX and NT) at CS Department, TU Darmstadt, Germany
+- 18 years working in the CS field, System administration on different platforms
+- 12 years with UNIX/Networking/FreeWare/GNU/X11
+- 9 years courses on Operating Systems and Distributed Systems
- Lectures on System and Network Administration
-- Platforms: Solaris, SunOS, Ultrix, OSF1, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD, AIX, SCO
-- Distributed Platforms and Information Systems (CORBA, WWW, Java, FTP)
+- Platforms: Solaris, Linux, SunOS, Ultrix, HP-UX, Digital Unix, AIX, SCO, FreeBSDs
+- Distributed Platforms and Information Systems (CORBA, WWW, Java)
- Experience with parallel environments (Connection Machine, Meiko, Parsytec)
- Consultant
-Rates are at 130,-- DM (~80 US$) per hour minimum, depending on the job.
+Rates are at 150,-- DM (~85 US$) per hour minimum, depending on the job.
I am willing to travel for sufficiently large jobs.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-07-23
\1f
Basis Technology Corp.
Contacts:
Carl Hoffman, Steve Cohen, or Karen Watts
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-07-23
\1f
Laurent Bernardin
16, rue Dicks
Rates: ~60 US$ / hour (Flux 2000.-)
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-07-23
+\1f
+Dean Brettle Computer Consulting
+
+<dean@brettle.com>
+http://www.brettle.com/
+
+7485 Rush River Drive
+Suite 710-193
+Sacramento, CA 95831
+916-422-8129
+
+I provide development, technical support, and training for free software
+and open source systems including GNU/Linux, the GNU development suite,
+Tcl/Tk, Emacs, and the GIMP.
+
+I have over 9 years experience building and maintaining systems ranging
+from computed tomography systems to airborne sensor control systems --
+all with free software.
+
+Rates range from $65.00/hr to $72.50/hr USD, depending upon work
+location. I am also willing to work on fixed price contracts.
+
+Updated: 1998-07-07
\1f
Philip Brown
<phil@mitre.org>
(703) 893-8967 (prefer email)
-Northern-VA, D.C. Area
-Rates: $40/Hr; less for educational or charitable organizations
+Northern-VA, D.C. Area (world-wide via internet)
+Rates: $45/Hr + extra for site visit; less for educational or charitable organizations
Systems Supported:
- HP9000/7xx running HP/UX 8.07 - 10.X
- IBM RS6000 running AIX 3.2.X
- Also SGI/Indy and Sun/Sparcs
+
+ Sun boxes running Solaris 2.5-up
+ HP9000s running HP/UX 8.07 - 10.X
+ IBM RS6000 running AIX 3.2.X-up
+ Also SGI/Indy
Software Supported:
- Most all FSF (Gnu) software
- esp. GCC, Emacs, Binutils, GS, etc...
+ Most all FSF (Gnu) software
+ esp. GCC, GDB, Emacs, Binutils, GS, et al...
Statement:
I'd be more than happy to assist anyone in my area with acquiring,
installing, and configuring any FSF tools/utilities on any of the
above systems. I'm also willing to work with other UNIX systems not
- listed above. In addition, I'd be happy to share my many years of
+ listed above. In addition, I'm glad to share my many years of
experience with anyone having difficulty using or configuring these
tools. I've been installing and using them for about 5 years now
and I'll swear by their quality and the people/principles that made
them available.
- Phil Brown
+ Phil Brown
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-07-23
\1f
James Craig Burley
97 Arrowhead Circle
Ashland, MA 01721-1987
-508 881-6087, -4745
-(Please call only between 0900-1700 Eastern time, and only if you
-are prepared to hire me -- ask me to help you for free only
-via email, to which I might or might not respond.)
-Email: <burley@gnu.org> --preferred--
- <burley@cygnus.com>
- <burley@world.std.com>
+(Email and postal mail contacts only, please.)
+Email: <craig@jcb-sc.com>
Expertise:
Compiler Internals (author of GNU Fortran, for example)
Debugging (often asked to help debug Other People's Code)
Documentation (authored many books and ran a few doc projects)
Extensive experience with a variety of operating systems, hardware,
- languages, and so on
+ languages, and so on
Rate: $100/hour -- willing to consider flat-fee arrangements
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1999-02-01
\1f
-Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG <thomas@gnu.org>
+Thomas Bushnell, BSG <thomas@gnu.org>
Becket House
66 Highland Ave. No. 8
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 623-0654
-
All GNU software: Installation, customization, answering simple or
- complex questions, bug fixing, extension.
+ complex questions, bug fixing, extension.
-Experience: I have done Unix and GNU programming for several years,
- I am the primary author of the Hurd (which provides most
- kernel related facilities for the GNU OS).
+Experience: I have done Unix and GNU programming for many years.
+ I am the primary author of the Hurd (which provides most
+ kernel related facilities for the GNU OS).
I am easily available in the Cambridge/Boston area; work via email.
I am willing to travel for sufficiently large jobs.
Rates: $100/hr, negotiable, less for non-profit organizations.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-07-27
\1f
- C2V Michel Delval <mfd@ccv.fr>
- 82 bd Haussmann Jean-Alain Le Borgne <jalb@ccv.fr>
- 75008 Paris
- France
- Tel (33 1) 40.08.07.07
- Fax (33 1) 43.87.35.99
- Compuserve 100413,1012
- http://c2v.com
-
- We offer source or source+binary distribution, installation, training,
- maintenance, technical support, consulting, specific development and
- followup on the GNU software development environment: Emacs, gcc/g++,
- binutils, gas, gdb.
-
- Experience: adapted gcc, gas and binutils to work as cross-development
- tools for the Thomson D950 DSP chip: GCC parser and typing system
- have been augmented to allow the manipulation of variables located in
- separated memory spaces. Porting on new platforms, and professionally
- developing software with the GNU tools in the Unix/X11 environment
- since they were first available.
-
- Rates: from 2000 FF/day to 150 000 FF/year, 40% discount for
- educational institutions, add taxes and expenses. Ask for list.
-
-Updated: 1997-05-09
+C2V Michel Delval <mfd@c2v.com>
+82 bd Haussmann Jean-Alain Le Borgne <jalb@c2v.com>
+75008 Paris
+France
+Tel (33 1) 40.08.07.07
+Fax (33 1) 43.87.35.99
+Compuserve 100413,1012
+http://www.c2v.com/freesoft.htm
+e-mail: <consult@c2v.com>
+
+Services: we offer source or source+binary distribution,
+installation, training, maintenance, technical support,
+consulting, specific development and followup on the GNU software
+development environment: Emacs, gcc/g++, binutils, gas, gdb.
+
+Porting on new platforms, and professionally developing software
+with the GNU tools in the Unix/X11 environment since they were
+first available.
+
+Experience: GNU C Compilation toolchain for the SGS-Thomson D950
+and ST20 DSP chips.
+
+GNU C compilation toolchain (cross-compiler, compiler, linker,
+assembler, debugger) for SparcV7 ERC32 based space systems
+(Sextant Avionique / Alcatel Espace).
+
+Feasability study, analysis and prototyping of a complete
+compilation toolchain based on the GNU programming tools for the
+CSEM RISC microprocessor family.
+
+Rates: from 2000 FF/day to 150 000 FF/year, 40% discount for
+educational institutions, add taxes and expenses. Ask for list.
+
+Updated: 1998-07-23
\1f
Bruce Dawson - <jbd@codemeta.com>
CodeMeta, Inc.
-Epping, NH USA
-800-468-8750
+Manchester, NH USA
+800-354-2209
Specializing in GNU tools such as guile, CVS, gnats, bash, gawk, fileutils...
http://www.codemeta.com
-Updated: 1997-05-09
+Updated: 1998-07-23
\1f
Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc@dOink.COM>
Updated: 1997-05-07
\1f
Couvares Consulting
-211 W. Gilman St., Suite 3W
-Madison, WI 53703 USA
-Phone: (608) 256-6201
-EMail: <couvares@family.hampshire.edu>
+1312 Chandler St.
+Madison, WI 53715
+Phone: (608) 256-6901
+Email: <couvares@poboxes.com>
Contact: Peter F. Couvares
-Type of support: We offer phone/email support, installation, ongoing
- administration, training, programming, and specialized consulting for
- free software and other UNIX systems.
+Type of support: We offer phone/email support, installation, systems
+integration, systems programming, training, and specialized consulting
+services for free software in UNIX and NT environments.
-Sample prices: USD75/hour commercial, 40/hour nonprofit, sliding scale
-for individuals.
+Sample prices: USD100/hour commercial, 50/hour non-profit, sliding
+scale for individuals.
-Updated: 1996-12-04
+Updated: 1998-07-23
\1f
-Stuart Cracraft <cracraft@ai.mit.edu>
-25682 Cresta Loma
-Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677, USA
-GNUline: 714-308-7900
-Website: http://www.earthlink.net/~cracraft/index.html
-Rate: $90/hour
+Stuart Cracraft <cracraft@ai.mit.edu>
+P.O. Box 6752
+Laguna Niguel, CA, 92607, USA
+Phone: 714-308-7900
+Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~cracraft/index.html
+Rate: $50/hour, and as appropriate for the project.
+
Consultation topics:
Entire GNU suite - porting, compilation, installation,
-user-training, administrator-training
-Method: telephone line support, call-in via modem to your site,
-work over the Internet, or in-person visit.
-
-Experience: supporting GNU since the mid-1980's, coordinator
-of GNU Chess (original author), GNU Shogi, GNU Go. Ported GNU Emacs
-to Solaris (System V Release 4). Expertise in C, Emacs Lisp, Perl,
-Expect, Oracle, Informix, SunOS, Solaris, NIS, NFS.
+user-training, administrator-training.
-Customized programming also available.
+Method: via any combination of telephone, dialup, Internet, in-person, email.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Experience: supporting GNU since project inception, original port of
+GNU Emacs to Sun Solaris, original author of GNU Emacs online tutorial.
+Expertise in C, Emacs Lisp, Perl, Expect, Oracle, Informix, SunOS, Solaris,
+NIS, NFS, system-monitoring via paging. Unix System and Database
+administration or development. Coordinator of the GNU mascots: GNU Chess,
+GNU Shogi, GNU Go.
+
+Updated: 1998-07-23
\1f
Noel Cragg <noel@cyclic.com>
6244 Aberdeen Av
Goleta CA 93117
-805-899-4695
+805-964-1892
I'll do installation, debugging, and extension of GNU tools on a
contract basis. CVS and configuration management are my current
specialties. Rate: $75/hour or per-project negotiated fee.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-07-22
\1f
Cygnus Solutions
<info@cygnus.com>
Updated: 1997-09-02 by rms
\1f
Marcus G. Daniels <marcusd@gnu.org>
-31060 S. Kaufman Rd. <marcus@tdb.com>
-Canby, OR 97013-9520 <marcus@sysc.pdx.edu>
-(503) 651-2694
+1399 Hyde Park Road <mgd@santafe.edu>
+Santa Fe, NM 87501 <marcus@tdb.com>
+(505)984-8800 x267
I can customize, extend, port, and repair many types of free software.
-I maintain the CLISP Common Lisp implementation and contribute to
-several GNU packages (e.g. Emacs). Ten years of C and Unix
-experience. Consulting rates start at $40 US/hr.
+I have software maintenance experience (e.g. CLISP, Swarm), and have
+contributed to several GNU packages (e.g. Emacs). Twelve years of C
+and Unix experience. Consulting rates start at $60 US/hr.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-07-22
\1f
-Edgar Der-Danieliantz (Danielyan) <edd@acm.org>
-P.O. Box 10 FAX +374 2 28 50 82
-Yerevan 375009
-ARMENIA
+DSS Distributed Systems Software, Inc.
+7500 Abercrombie Dr., Suite 103 <dss@dss.bc.ca>
+Richmond, British Columbia V6Y 3J9 http://www.dss.bc.ca
+CANADA (604) 270-9559
- Support for GCC, X Window System, WWW, Tcl/Tk, logic programming,
- Internet security, TCP/IP.
+GNU-related services:
+ We specialize in support for GCC (mainly C and C++), including porting,
+ retargeting, and customizing.
+ Also, GNU and other free software that falls within our areas of expertise.
- Experience:
- OS's: 4.4BSD, SVR4.2, FreeBSD, SCO, Solaris, UnixWare.
- Languages: C, C++, Objective C, Pascal, Tcl/Tk, Perl, Prolog
- Platforms: Intel, SPARC, Mac, VAX, NeXT.
+Expertise:
+ DSS provides software design, implementation, and consulting services.
- Rates: Depending on type of work, approx. $20/hour. Contact for more
- information.
- Negotiable for individuals and non-profit organizations.
- FREE for individuals who can't pay. Your 'Thanks!' just enough! :-)
- Payment by international wire transfer or check.
+ Distributed systems:
+ o Client/Server architectures, computer networking, communication
+protocols
+ o Directory systems, including X.500 and LDAP
+ o High-performance and special-purpose distributed systems and databases:
+ scalability, reliability, availability, transactions
+ o Computer systems performance analysis
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+ Compilers, translators, and interpreters, including "small" and
+ special-purpose languages
+
+Rates:
+ Consulting rates are $85-$300 (Canadian dollars) per hour, plus
+ applicable taxes. Fixed-cost projects are also possible.
+
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
Echo Labs <echo@iinet.net.au>
29 Weld St, http://www.iinet.net.au/~echo/
communications solutions, for all platforms are undertaken. GUI
front-ends done quickly.
-While typically involved in engineering and technical area, any
-GNU/freeware software will be supported.
+While typically involved in engineering and technical areas, any
+GNU/Open Source software will be supported.
For further details see: http://www.iinet.net.au/~echo/
-Experience: 12+ years C/Unix, Sun, SCO, Linux, Win/NT.
+Experience: 13+ years C/Unix, Sun, SCO, Linux, Win/NT.
+ Secure WWW servers (Apache SSL), Ecommerce solutions.
Systems programming, device drivers, hardware interfacing.
- GNU tools/utilities,
- Embedded & realtime systems, software, firmware, hardware.
+ GNU tools/utilities, Embedded & realtime systems.
Communications protocols and implementation.
Degrees: BAppSc (CS), Curtin University, Perth
Rates: AUS $50-75/hr neg.
-Updated: 1997-05-09
+Updated: 1998-07-23
+\1f
+Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>
+Ford & Mason Ltd. http://www.ford-mason.co.uk/aford/
+South Wing, Compton House Tel: +44 1531 829900
+Compton Green, Redmarley Fax: +44 1531 829901
+Gloucester, United Kingdom
+
+Experience:
+ * 18 years in the computer industry
+ * 14 years Unix/C programming experience
+ * 10 years experience with GNU software
+ * 4 years web experience (author of the first book about setting up a web site)
+
+Services offered:
+ * Installing and customizing GNU and other free software
+ * GNU Emacs customization and emacs lisp coding
+ * Perl module development
+ * TeX and LaTeX macro development
+ * software development (especially in Perl, C, C++)
+ * web site setup (with Apache)
+ * web application development with mod_perl
+ * translation (German -> English)
+ * writing documentation
+
+Rates:
+ around 60 pounds/hour (approx US$80/hour) plus expenses
+ less for charities and non-profit organization
+
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
Free Software Association of Germany
Michaela Merz
Entered: 1994-04-14
\1f
-Noah Friedman <friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu>
-1111 W. El Camino Real #109-331
-Sunnyvale, CA 94087
+Noah Friedman <friedman@splode.com>
+4463 Moraga Avenue
+Oakland, CA 94611
(permanent)
Author of several Emacs Lisp packages and parts of Emacs, as well as
numerous network and unix system utilities. Co-maintained GNU Texinfo and
-Autoconf for a couple of years. Experienced unix systems administrator.
+Autoconf for a couple of years. Experienced unix systems engineer.
FSF employee Feb 1991--Sep 1994.
I can perform installation, porting, and enhancement of all GNU software
-and any other free software, including the Linux kernel; system design and
-administration for unix-type systems and IP networks; and I am willing to
-provide handholding for shell programming, Emacs Lisp development, and
-version control systems such as RCS and CVS.
-
-Fees negotiable, averaging $75-$100/hour. I can work in the California bay
-area or anywhere accessible on the Internet. For larger jobs I may be
+and any other free software, especially for Linux/GNU systems; design
+high-capacity hardware-redundant servers for production environments;
+provide consulting on the use of version control management with CVS; and I
+am willing to provide handholding for shell programming and Emacs Lisp
+development.
+
+Fees negotiable, averaging $100-$150/hour. I can work in the California
+bay area or anywhere accessible on the Internet. For larger jobs I may be
willing to travel.
-Updated: 1997-05-08
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg@monkeys.com>
RG Consulting
Rates: Variable depending upon contract duration. Call for quote.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-07-10
+\1f
+Kevin Harris <gordie@cyberramp.net>
+Dallas, Texas USA
+
+Entire GNU suite - porting, compilation, installation and maintenance
+Platforms: Any unix variant (AIX, *BSD, Digital Unix, HP/UX, GNU/Linux,
+Solaris, SunOS, et al)
+
+Method: Call-in via modem to your site, telnet, or on-site.
+
+Rates: US $0-75/hour depending upon client requirements
+
+Note: If you are an individual installing GNU software on your personal Linux
+system, or are a non-profit organization, my hourly rate for you is simple:
+FREE. You just have to pay for the phone calls and/or travel/lodging, if any is
+required.
+
+Experience: I've used, supported and maintained GNU software on numerous unix
+systems since 1989.
+
+I have extensive experience in C, Emacs Lisp, Perl and general unix systems.
+
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
Michael P. Deignan
Ideamation, Inc.
Hourly and fixed-rate contracts are available.
Programs Supported: All
-Updated: 1997-05-07
-\1f
-Interactive Information Limited
-
-Interactive Information Limited is an Edinburgh-based company that
-specialises in WWW services and support for using the Internet for
-marketing.
-
-Our staff have many years experience in using, and developing lisp packages
-within, Emacs, and in using other GNU/Unix tools, particularly under public
-domain UNIXes.
-
-We can provide services throughout the UK, at any level from general
-consultancy through fetching, installing and customising software to
-bespoke programming. Fees would be in the range #300 - #600 per day,
-depending primarily on the size of the job.
-
-You can contact us
- by email: <enquire@interactive.co.uk>
- by phone: 0370 30 40 52 (UK)
- (+44) 370 30 40 52 (International)
- by post: 3, Lauriston Gardens,
- Edinburgh EH3 9HH
- Scotland
-
-Entered: 1997-05-09
+Updated: 1998-07-23
\1f
-Scott D. Kalter <sdk@twinsun.com>
-2032 Corral Canyon
-Malibu, CA 90265-9503
-Home: (310) 456-0254
-
-Very familiar with all levels of Elisp programming. Taught Emacs use
-and customization in universities and industry. Extensive
-troubleshooting and user support experience. Co-developed an
-object-oriented extension to Elisp (Eoops) that can be used for
-projects. Extensive Elisp level modification for rapid prototyping of
-designs used in groupware research. This includes the development of
-an infrastructure to support multiple, communicating Emacs processes.
-
-Prefer e-mail communication to telephone calls.
-
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+ Interactive Information Limited is an Edinburgh-based company that
+ specialises in WWW services and in particular support for accessing
+ existing systems and information.
+
+ Our staff have many years experience in using, and developing lisp packages
+ within, Emacs, and in using other GNU/Unix tools, particularly under public
+ domain UNIXes.
+
+ We can provide services throughout the UK, at any level from general
+ consultancy through fetching, installing and customising software to
+ bespoke programming. Fees would be in the range #300 - #600 per day,
+ depending primarily on the size of the job.
+
+ You can contact us
+ by email: <enquire@interactive.co.uk>
+ by phone: 0370 30 40 52 (UK)
+ (+44) 370 30 40 52 (International)
+ by post: 3, Lauriston Gardens,
+ Edinburgh EH3 9HH
+ Scotland
+
+Updated: 1998-07-24
\1f
Kaman Sciences Corporation
Griffiss Business & Technology Park
Joseph R. Kiniry <kiniry@cs.caltech.edu>
Caltech Mailstop 256-80 http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~kiniry/
Pasadena, CA 91125 <jrk@metagenesis.com>
-Phone: 818-395-4840
-Fax: 818-792-4257
+Phone: 626-395-4840
+Fax: 626-792-4257
-Long-term high-level consultant in a variety of domains. See
-http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~kiniry/resume.html for more information on
-professional and academic background.
+Long-term high-level consultant with four advanced degrees in a
+variety of domains. See http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~kiniry/resume.html
+for more information on professional and academic background.
I provide installation, porting, debugging, customization, design, and
development of GNU and other UNIX and non-UNIX software. I am or have
I have a great deal of development and management experience and an
extremely broad background which contributes to my excellent system
integration capabilities. I have a special expertise and conduct
-research in distributed object technologies.
+research in distributed systems and component/object technologies.
Time and material rates for local work vary regionally, but are
currently $250 per hour on the west coast. Other rates apply for
fee). I am interested in fixed-bid jobs and will work for lower rates
for non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-08-27
\1f
Bradley M. Kuhn
-<bkuhn@acm.org>
+<bkuhn@ebb.org>
http://www.ebb.org/bkuhn
-I am available for Unix system administration consulting, including but not
-limited to installation, configuration and integration of GNU tools and other
-copy-lefted software such as GNU/Linux and the various distributions of
-GNU/Linux.
-
-I am particularly skilled at integration of GNU and other copy-lefted software
-into new environments that have not used such tools in the past, and porting
-the GNU software to new Unix-based platforms.
+I am available for Unix system administration and software development
+consulting, including but not limited to installation, configuration and
+integration of GNU tools and other copy-lefted software such as GNU/Linux
+and the various distributions of GNU/Linux.
Please visit my homepage for more information on my background and skills. My
resume is also available there.
Cincinnati, OH, USA metropolitan area, as well as remote consulting via dialup
or Internet connection anywhere in the USA. I have no interest in permanent
relocation at this time.
-
+
My rate varies greatly between $25-$40/hour, depending on the circumstances.
Rates for non-profit organizations are substantially lower, and possibly free.
-Please note that I have no interest in working with any Micro$oft related
-products! I want the primary focus of my work to be contributing
-to the free software community.
-
-Updated: 1997-12-04
+Updated: 1998-09-12
\1f
-Fen Labalme <fen@comedia.com>
-CoMedia Consulting http//www.comedia.com/comedia/
-40 Carl Street #4 WE ARE EVERYWHERE
-San Francisco CA 94117 JUST SAY "KNOW"
+Fen Labalme <fen@comedia.com>
+CoMedia Consulting http://www.comedia.com/
+142 S. Lake Merced Hill WE ARE EVERYWHERE
+San Francisco CA 94132 JUST SAY "KNOW"
Consulting, installation, customization and training for GNU Emacs,
and selected other GNU & network software. Design & implementation
design. I have been hacking Emacs since '76 when it was TECO and ^R
macros (don't ask), and am inter/intra-network, UNIX & Web friendly.
-Rates: $75 hour & up, depending; flat rate jobs considered.
- Lower rates, barter or free for selected non-profits.
+Rates: $150 hour & up, depending; flat rate jobs considered.
+ Lower rates, barter or free for selected non-profits.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
Greg Lehey
LEMIS
Services: Supply, porting, installation, consultation on all GNU
products.
-Experience: 20 years OS and compiler experience, ports of most GNU
+Experience: 25 years OS and compiler experience, ports of most GNU
products. Author of ported software CD-ROM for UNIX System V.4.2,
"Porting UNIX Software" (O'Reilly), "Installing and Running FreeBSD"
and "The Complete FreeBSD" (both Walnut Creek).
-Rates: Choice of AUD 120 per hour or hotline rates AUD 2.50 DM per
-minute. Outside Australia, $US 100 per hour or $US 2 per minute.
-Quick questions may be free. Limited free support available for
+Rates: Choice of AUD 180 per hour or hotline rates AUD 3 per minute.
+Outside Australia, $US 100 per hour or $US 2 per minute. Quick
+questions may be free. Limited free support available for
purchasers of LEMIS CD-ROMs.
-Updated: 1997-05-09
+Updated: 1998-08-26
+\1f
+Alan Lehotsky <qsmgmt@tiac.net>
+Quality Software Management
+634 West St
+Carlisle, MA 01741
+
+Phone: (978)287-0435
+Fax: (978)287-0436
+
+Services:
+ - Support for GNU compilers, including rehost/retarget
+ - General system software work (SW tools, O/S, device drivers)
+ - runtime library (especially floating point)
+ - project management
+ - software process improvement
+
+Experience: 15+ years of design and implementation of optimizing
+ compilers. "Mr. Bliss" at Digital in the 70's and early
+ 80's. Experience with Motorola 68k, PowerPC, SPARC, x86,
+ NS32K, ADI SHARC DSP. Compilers for languages including
+ Ada, BLISS, C, C++, FORTRAN, Pascal, Modula/2, O/S
+ experience includes Unix (OSF/1, SunOS, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX),
+ VAX/VMS, Windows/NT, MacOS.
+
+ 4 years experience with GCC internals, including major
+ changes to support 8 bit bytes on word-address SHARC DSP.
+
+References available
+
+Rates: $100/hr
+ fixed price possible for well-defined deliverables
+
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
Rohan Lenard <rjl@wr.com.au>
32 Holtermann St.
AUSTRALIA
+61 411250024
-* The human face behind the bug-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu mailing list - known
+* The human face behind the bug-g++@gnu.org mailing list - known
in the past as <rjl@iassf.easams.com.au> and <rjl@ot.com.au> - now
known as <rjl@wr.com.au>.
Consulting rates: $75/hour, less for educational institutions.
-Updated: 1997-05-07
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
Richard Levitte (in TeX: Richard Levitte
Levitte Programming Levitte Programming
Updated: 1997-05-08
\1f
+Sean Levy <attila@StAlphonsos.COM>
+352 Roup Ave http://www.StAlphonsos.COM/~attila/
+Pittsburgh, PA 15232 +1.412.361.7802
+USA
+
+I have been a professional hacker for over 15 years, and have worked on
+everything from PDP-10's and -11's and early microcomputers to modern Unix
+workstations of various kinds, at all levels. I've done every kind of
+hacking, in many different languages (including some I designed and
+implemented). Current efforts are focused on Linux, GNU software, WWW-based
+systems, and security. My resume and PGP key are available via my web
+pages.
+
+Based in Pittsburgh, PA, available anywhere via the Internet. Possibility
+of travel for some jobs. Speak Spanish, have traveled in Europe and
+Scandinavia.
+
+Rates: $100 USD/hour standard, lower for non-profits or other worthy causes,
+ $200 USD/hour for pager access and 24-hour support
+
+Updated: 1998-06-24
+\1f
Lexa Software info@lexa.com
1590 The Alameda, Suite 102
San Jose, CA 95126
Updated: 1997-05-01
\1f
Gord Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.org>
-2220 Capitol Hill Crescent http://www.m-tech.ab.ca/~gord/
-Calgary, Alberta T2M 4B9 Voice: (403) 282-1387
-CANADA FAX: (403) 284-0137
+#15, 2105 Cornwall Street http://www.fig.org/~gord/
+Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2K8 Voice: (306) 522-7884
+CANADA
-I will help install badly-behaved source code packages, and have experience
-fixing them to conform to GNU standards. I will gladly help novices and
-intermediate computer users to understand, install, and use free software,
-whether or not I have prior experience with that software. I know my
-limitations well, and will freely give other contacts if I do not want to
-solve your problem myself.
+I will gladly help novice and intermediate computer users to install,
+understand, and use free software, whether or not I have prior
+experience with that software. I know my limitations well, and will
+freely give other contacts if I cannot solve your problem myself.
-I have installed and administered free and proprietary systems in home,
-academic, and business environments. I have practical experience in most
-aspects of Unix and network security. I know how to diagnose a complex
-existing computer system and incrementally replace it with a superior free
-system without disrupting service.
+I have over 3 years of experience with several of the major free OSes:
+Linux/GNU (Red Hat, Debian, Slackware), NetBSD, FreeBSD, and GNU/Hurd.
+Some of my specialties are networking, Emacs, Automake, Autoconf, C,
+Perl, and shell script programming.
-I have over 2 years of experience with several of the major free OSes:
-Linux/GNU (Red Hat, Debian, Slackware), NetBSD, FreeBSD, and GNU/Hurd. I am
-the maintainer of GNU Libtool and GNU DLD. Some of my specialties are:
-Emacs, Automake, Autoconf, SANE, C, Perl, and shell script programming.
+My rates are negotiable depending on the task: usually $10-$40
+(Canadian) per hour.
-My rates start at $10 (Canadian dollars) per hour. When I am not starving, I
-do not charge worthy non-profit organizations.
-
-Updated: 1997-05-08
+Updated: 1998-10-19
\1f
Andrew McCallum
6623 Dalzell Place
Updated: 1997-05-07
\1f
-Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.no>
-P.O. Box 1570 Vika http://www.naggum.no
-0118 OSLO phone: +47 8800 8879
-NORWAY NIC handle: EN9
-
-Background: I have extensive experience with programming under Unix, in C
-in particular (since 1983), with standards and specifications for Internet
-protocols (since 1987), International Standards for character sets and
-encoding schemes (since 1988), ISO 8879 SGML (since 1990, national head of
-delegation to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 18/WG 8 since 1991), and ANSI X3.226 Common
-Lisp (since early 1994). I have been an Emacs user and programmer from
-1984 to 1987 (TOPS-20) and from 1991 to present (Unix). since early 1994,
-I have worked on GNU Emacs development, in both Lisp and C, and since mid
-1995, I have been tracking the development code.
-
-Services I offer the free software community include supporting Emacs users
-and programmers with expert advice (gratis on USENET or mailing lists where
-others may benefit), customizing and writing Emacs functions and packages,
-delivering courses and seminars from tutorials to writing Emacs Lisp and C
-extensions, and providing general aid with all GNU software.
-
-My standard rate is a flat USD 80 per hour or USD 2 per minute (you decide
-which time unit to apply), but to offset the cost of processing money, the
-minimum credit card charge is USD 100 and the minimum invoiced amount is
-USD 250. Discounts are available to worthy causes -- present your case.
-Time away from home is billed at USD 40 per hour around the clock to
-encourage remote work. (Courses and seminars are negotiated individually.)
-
-Please call only about actual work, I prefer mail for all other questions.
-
-Updated: 1997-07-18
-\1f
-NET-Community <sales@net-community.com>
-522 SW 5th Avenue http://www.net-community.com
-Suite 1105
-Portland, OR 97204 USA
-1-800-919-0060 voice
-1-503-274-4423 voice
-1-503-274-5406 fax
+Mark P. Mitchell <mmitchell@usa.net>
+3421 El Camino Real #35
+Atherton, CA 94027
+(650) 364-5360
+http://home.earthlink.net/~mbmitchell/consulting.html
+
+Experience
+----------
+I am an experienced software engineer, with particular expertise in
+the field of programming tools. I am responsible for the
+implementation of member templates in currently available versions of
+G++ as well as many other G++ bug-fixes, and continue to work actively on
+improving G++.
+
+I am willing to work on any and all projects involving free software.
+
+Please see my resume at the above URL for further information on
+my experience and qualifications.
+
+Rates
+-----
+My standard rate is $125/hr, but I am willing to negotiate flat fees, and
+discounts for deserving organizations.
+
+Updated: 1998-02-13
+\1f
+NET-Community <scottc@net-community.com>
+526 NW 21st, #48 http://www.net-community.com
+Portland, OR 97209 USA
+1-503-279-8845 voice
NET-Community provides support for the complete GNUstep toolset
including the Objective-C runtime within GCC, the GNUstep Base Library,
the Display Ghostscript system, the GNUstep GUI Library, the GNUstep
X/DPS GUI Backend, and the GNUstep Database Library. NET-Community also
provides support for its own MediaBook software including the MediaBook
-Random Library and the MediaBook Speech Synthesis Library.
+Random Library and the MediaBook Speech Synthesis Library.
NET-Community actively supports and develops free software on all
GNUstep platforms; a portion of the proceeds, usually 20%, generated
from CD-ROM sales go towards additional development and enhancement of
GNUstep.
-Updated: 1997-05-12
+Updated: 1998-09-08
\1f
- Open Systems Consultants a.s
- St. Olavsgt. 24
- N-0166 OSLO
- NORWAY
+Thi Nguyen <ttn@netcom.com>
+San Jose, CA, USA +1 408 314 3470
+
+Expertise: Hardware Verification Tools and Environment
+ - simulators / transactors / stimulus generators
+ - scripts of all sorts / environment / flows
+ - elisp customizations
+ - speak: C, C++, elisp, Scheme, Perl, Verilog, sh
+
+Please see ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tt/ttn/resume.html for resume.
+
+Rate: $100/hr, possibly less
+
+Updated: 1998-06-24
+\1f
+Peter Olsen
+P.O. Box 410
+Simpsonville, MD 21150
+
+pcolsen@acm.org
+
+What I do: Mathematical modeling and model building using Gnu
+ and other Free Software. Scientific and engineering
+ analysis, modeling, and programming in FORTRAN, C, LISP,
+ Java, and Smalltalk. Statistical analysis.
+ Emacs customization.
+
+Examples of my previous work:
+ 1. I built the model used predict the
+ amount of work required to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil
+ spill. Model was completed in ten days, used to allocate
+ resources for $2 billion summer cleanup, predictions were
+ accurate.
+ 2. I built a model applying commercial capital
+ investment standards to a Federal Agency budget, helped
+ support $250 Million budget increase.
+
+Credo: Engineering is the art of applying a professional
+ knowledge of mathematics and the physical sciences to
+ improve the quality of life.
+
+Rates: $225/hour (+ travel and expenses) on site,
+ $175/hour remote access.
+
+Notes: 1. Visiting Lecturer for Society for Industrial and Applied
+ Mathematics: Will speak without fee about Valdez model
+ (or other work) to Educational and not-for-profit
+ organizations (plus most-economical travel and living
+ expenses or travel or living arrangements in kind).
+
+ 2. I do not accept offers which pose even the appearance
+ of conflict of interest with any present or former client
+ or employer.
+
+Updated: 1998-06-24
+\1f
+ Open Systems Consultants a.s Open Systems Consultants a.s
+ St. Olavsgt. 24 Fabrikkvn 8
+ N-0166 OSLO N-4033 FORUS
+ NORWAY NORWAY
+
Phone: Fax:
+47 22 20 40 50 +47 22 20 02 85
Open Systems Consultants a.s can provide programming support for all
GNU software -- extending or adopting it to meet customer needs.
Prices vary with software and project. Hourly fees are in the $80-120
-range. Fixed-priced projects are also available. No phone support.
+range. Fixed-priced projects are also available. Phone support is
+available only for customers with support contracts.
-Updated: 1997-05-08
+Updated: 1998-08-26
\1f
Francesco Potorti` <F.Potorti@cnuce.cnr.it>
Via S.Stefano, 8
researcher in CNUCE-CNR.
Familiar with elisp programming and porting of C programs.
-Updated: 1997-05-08
+Updated: 1998-08-26
\1f
-Dipl.-Inform. Klaus Kaempf <kkaempf@progis.de>
-proGIS Software
-Jakobstr. 117
-D-52064 Aachen
+Dipl.-Inform. Klaus K?mpf <kkaempf@rmi.de>
+L?hnerstrasse 14
+D-90491 N?rnberg
Germany
-http://www.progis.de
-Tel +49 241 470670
-Fax +49 241 4706729
- 15 years C/Unix experience
- 6 years VMS experience
- Ported BFD library, Binutils, GNU Assembler, GNU C, GNU C++,
GNU C++ libraries, and GNU Make to openVMS/Alpha.
-We do a lot of cross-platform (Unix-VMS-WindowsNT) development
-mostly with the GNU compiler environment. We are actively
-supporting GNU software on openVMS/Alpha.
-
-Rates start at 160.- DM / hour for support and
-installation. Larger projects are negotiable.
+I do a lot of cross-platform (Unix/Linux-OpenVMS-WindowsNT) development
+mostly with the GNU compiler environment. I am actively supporting GNU
+software on OpenVMS/Alpha and OpenVMS/VAX.
-Updated: 1997-05-08
+Updated: 1998-08-26
\1f
Quiotix Corporation
Menlo Park, CA
\f
Vin Shelton
EtherSoft, Inc
-617.924.6437
-<acs@acm.org>
+781.488.5135
+<acs@alumni.princeton.edu>
I have been a professional programmer for 20 years, with most of that time
spent doing UNIX/C/C++ hacking. My specialties are (in no particular
order): system/kernel hacking, speech recognition, perl, object-oriented
design and analysis, FSF software (I have built nearly every FSF package on
several different platforms), small language design and implementation, and
-HTML/web programming. Currently I'm a member of the XEmacs beta testing
-team - I'm responsible for maintaining the version 19.15 patches and have
-written a few small packages/lisp hacks. My rates vary from $60 - $100 per
-hour, depending on the size of the project.
+HTML/web programming. Currently I'm a member of the XEmacs and egcs beta
+teams. My rates vary from $60 - $100 per hour, depending on the size of the
+project.
-Updated: 1997-05-09
+Updated: 1998-06-24
\1f
Signum Support AB <info@signum.se>
Teknikringen 8
Win32 to Unix/X/Motif.
Unless otherwise required by a client, all the software I write is covered
-by the GNU Public License. My basic rate is Can$50/hour for work I can do
-remotely over the Internet, more for on-site work, less for selected
+by the GNU General Public License. My basic rate is Can$50/hour for work I
+can do remotely over the Internet, more for on-site work, less for selected
non-profit organizations.
Updated: 1997-05-19
\1f
-Leonard H. Tower Jr. <tower@prep.ai.mit.edu>
+Leonard H. Tower Jr. <tower@ai.mit.edu>
36 Porter Street
Somerville, MA 02143
USA
Will work on most GNU software.
Installation, handholding, trouble shooting, extensions, teaching.
-Rates: $ 150.00/hour + travel expenses. Negotiable for non-profits.
+Rates: $ 150.00/hour + travel expenses. Fixed fee quotes available.
+ Negotiable for non-profits.
Experience: Have hacked on over a dozen architectures in many languages. Have
system mothered too many varieties of Unixes. Assisted rms with the front end
of gcc and its back-end support. Resume available on request.
-Updated: 1997-05-24
+Updated: 1998-02-10
\1f
noris network GmbH
Matthias Urlichs
Updated: 1997-08-04
\1f
Paul C.A. van Gool
- <P.vanGool@LR.TUDelft.NL>
+ <vangool@fel.tno.nl>
-Address: Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
- Delft University of Technology
- Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft
+Address: Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research
+ Physics and Electronics Laboratory
+ PO Box 96864, 2509 JG the Hague
The Netherlands
-Phone: +31-15-2785370
-Fax : +31-15-2786480
+Phone: +31-70-3740260
+Fax : +31-70-3740652
I would like to provide unpaid support for the following things:
- f2c
- compilation and installation of most GNU packages
-Updated: 1997-05-12
+Updated: 1998-06-24
+\1f
+Joel N. Weber II
+185 Lowell St #2
+Somerville, MA 02144-2629
+devnull@gnu.org
+
+I can install GNU software, customize it, fix bugs, answer questions,
+and teach.
+
+I am fluent in C, emacs lisp, Bourne shell, and awk. I also have a
+good understanding of automake and autoconf.
+
+I have modified identd, cvs, and ftpd to change their security
+procedures; I have modified the GNU fileutils to understand new flag
+bits that were added to the Hurd. I have been involved in developing
+Hurd translators. Long ago, I worked on developing a web browser;
+that project was eventually killed, but I learned a lot in the
+process.
+
+I am experienced in webmastering and system administration.
+
+Rate: $100/hour, negotiable.
\1f
Arne Wichmann
\1f
For a current copy of this directory, or to have yourself listed, ask:
- gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu
+ gnu@gnu.org
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