Michael Larabel
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Michael Larabel is the founder of Phoronix
, a Linux
advocate and consultant and the director of software development for Reside@HOME.
Michael Larabel received a great deal of attention for starting the ATI Technologies
Redblog and issuing The State of ATI Linux in the early days of operating Phoronix. He founded Phoronix on June 5, 2004 originally as a personal website but has grown in popularity among Linux users that in turn led to the formation of Phoronix Media. According to a Linux.com
interview, Michael Larabel started Phoronix after being dissatisfied with Linux hardware compatibility at the time.
Larabel is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite
- an open-source benchmarking software package for Linux, Mac OS X
, Solaris, BSD, and Windows operating systems - and related software such as Phoromatic and PTS Desktop Live.
In addition to his publishing roles at Phoronix, he is also a writer for Fedora News and Linux+DVD Magazine and is a speaker at conferences such as the Southern California Linux Expo
.
Phoronix
Phoronix is a technology website that offers product reviews, Linux distribution screenshots, interviews, and news while maintaining a pure Linux orientation. Phoronix was started in June 2004 by Michael Larabel, who currently serves as the owner and editor-in-chief. The name Phoronix is a...
, a Linux
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...
advocate and consultant and the director of software development for Reside@HOME.
Michael Larabel received a great deal of attention for starting the ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. was a semiconductor technology corporation based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, that specialized in the development of graphics processing units and chipsets. Founded in 1985 as Array Technologies Inc., the company was listed publicly in 1993 and was acquired by Advanced Micro...
Redblog and issuing The State of ATI Linux in the early days of operating Phoronix. He founded Phoronix on June 5, 2004 originally as a personal website but has grown in popularity among Linux users that in turn led to the formation of Phoronix Media. According to a Linux.com
Linux.com
Linux.com is the name of a website owned by the Linux Foundation. The site is currently a central source for Linux information, software, documentation and answers across the server, desktop/netbook, mobile, and embedded areas. Linux.com offers free Linux tutorials, news and blogs, discussion...
interview, Michael Larabel started Phoronix after being dissatisfied with Linux hardware compatibility at the time.
Larabel is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite
Phoronix Test Suite
Phoronix Test Suite is a free, open-source benchmark software for Linux and other operating systems developed by Phoronix Media with cooperation from an undisclosed number of hardware and software vendors....
- an open-source benchmarking software package for Linux, Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
, Solaris, BSD, and Windows operating systems - and related software such as Phoromatic and PTS Desktop Live.
In addition to his publishing roles at Phoronix, he is also a writer for Fedora News and Linux+DVD Magazine and is a speaker at conferences such as the Southern California Linux Expo
Southern California Linux Expo
The Southern California Linux Expo is an annual Linux, Open-Source, and Free Software conference held in Los Angeles, CA. SCALE grew out of a series of LUGFests put on by the Simi Conejo Linux Users Group in the late 90s. There were four of them, held every 6 months at the Nortel development...
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