Kevin has been working with computer technology since 1981 and has been involved in the Free Software movement since the late '80s and the Open Source movement since the mid '90s. He has contributed technology related content to local technology publications in the early '90s and has been publishing content on the internet since the mid '90s, of various sorts.
More information about Kevin's background:
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/kevinrattai/
https://plus.google.com/+KevinRattai/
https://community.spiceworks.com/people/kevinrattai
https://sourceforge.net/u/krattai/
https://github.com/krattai
OK, enough of that formal, third person drivel. :D
Here's the deal. I have created this blog because I really enjoy and appreciate what Open Source can do not just for the individual, but also for local communities and humanity at large. I am doing this regardless, but it takes a lot of time and effort to produce great quality content for this blog. It can take an hour to produce a "standard" article with basic research, but to get more than just an opinion can take days of research.
Also, I would really like to be able to properly research as many of the Open Source projects that will be presented here, which may often mean purchasing some equipment and other materials. This will help to ensure that any instructions are checked and adjusted to help others make the projects.
So I am asking for the support of Embrace Open's readers to help contribute to making the content provided here, even better, by way of a Paypal donation.
The account used is for 4656416 Manitoba Ltd. which is a shell company that I created in early 2000 for projects like this. Any donations to the Embrace Open efforts should show up in your paypal account as a donation to Embrace Open Blog, but if not, it will show up as the corporate name.
Using paypal donate allows people to donate any amount they wish, and can be made by any method accepted by paypal, including credit cards. These donations are one time only, so I would ask people to consider making regular donations at their choosing. Whether it's $1.00 every month or some amount every quarter or year. Or even some random amount at some random interval.
Also, there are other ways to help support the Embracing Open Blog:
- Like and follow the Embracing Open Google+ page
- Like the Embracing Open blog
- Share the Embracing Open blog with friends
- Share and like specific articles, there are many share buttons at the bottom of each article
- Comment on articles
- Point us at possible Open Source technology or information that you feel is relevant
- Consider contributing articles
- Subscribe to the Open Source Blog by email or RSS feed
Thank you in advance and I hope you continue to enjoy the articles that are being provided on the Embrace Open Blog.
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