Chuck Mead
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Chuck Mead is a long time member and leader in the Linux
and open source communities.
He works for Red Hat
in their Global Learning Services division.
Mead was the former President, Treasurer, and Director of Information Technology
for the Linux Professional Institute
as well as the former Chief Technical Officer
of LinuxMall.com, a dot-com
era Linux vendor.
He was also the founder and owner of MoonGroup.com, a consulting firm that specialized in creating email solutions for Linux, managing Linux documentation projects, and offering general support and service for Linux.
Though he originally studied music as an operatic baritone
, it was during his 11 year service in the United States Army
that he was introduced to the world of computer networking. A combat veteran of Desert Storm
from which he received a Bronze Star
, Mead has been working in the IT community now for 25 years.
In 2002, Mead forked Sorcerer GNU/Linux to create Lunar Linux
, a source
-based Linux distribution. As of mid-April 2004, he gave the project leadership to Auke Kok, arguably the project's most experienced and most active developer.
In 2005 he was the first Chairman of the Sender Policy Framework
Council.
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
and open source communities.
He works for Red Hat
Red Hat
Red Hat, Inc. is an S&P 500 company in the free and open source software sector, and a major Linux distribution vendor. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina with satellite offices worldwide....
in their Global Learning Services division.
Mead was the former President, Treasurer, and Director of Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
for the Linux Professional Institute
Linux Professional Institute
The Linux Professional Institute Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides vendor-independent professional certification for Linux system administrators and programmers....
as well as the former Chief Technical Officer
Chief technical officer
A chief technology officer is an executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupant is focused on scientific and technological issues within an organization....
of LinuxMall.com, a dot-com
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
era Linux vendor.
He was also the founder and owner of MoonGroup.com, a consulting firm that specialized in creating email solutions for Linux, managing Linux documentation projects, and offering general support and service for Linux.
Though he originally studied music as an operatic baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
, it was during his 11 year service in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
that he was introduced to the world of computer networking. A combat veteran of Desert Storm
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
from which he received a Bronze Star
Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration that may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service. As a medal it is awarded for merit, and with the "V" for valor device it is awarded for heroism. It is the fourth-highest combat award of the...
, Mead has been working in the IT community now for 25 years.
In 2002, Mead forked Sorcerer GNU/Linux to create Lunar Linux
Lunar Linux
Lunar Linux is an operating system maintained around a source-based package management system also called Lunar. The project is a descendant of the Sorcerer Linux distribution.The installation disk installs a complete bootstrap development system first...
, a source
Source code
In computer science, source code is text written using the format and syntax of the programming language that it is being written in. Such a language is specially designed to facilitate the work of computer programmers, who specify the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by writing source...
-based Linux distribution. As of mid-April 2004, he gave the project leadership to Auke Kok, arguably the project's most experienced and most active developer.
In 2005 he was the first Chairman of the Sender Policy Framework
Sender Policy Framework
Sender Policy Framework is an email validation system designed to prevent email spam by detecting email spoofing, a common vulnerability, by verifying sender IP addresses. SPF allows administrators to specify which hosts are allowed to send mail from a given domain by creating a specific SPF...
Council.