About
So, what exactly is whatan00b? Well, let’s start with what it’s not.
What it is not:
Whatan00b is not a collection of “l33t h4×0rs” who are out to “pwn n00bs”. We know that starting out in technology can be intimidating. We’ve all been there. We just love technology and want to share our experiences and knowledge. At no time is n00b used on this site as a negative term.. more of an affectionate nickname.
What it is:
Whatan00b is a place for a group of people to share their research and thoughts. The majority of our expertise is in programming, systems administration, security. We have experience on Mac, Linux, and Windows with a major focus being in Mac and Linux. Specific technologies, of course, vary writer to writer so we will focus on each of them.
Whatan00b is written and maintained by two guys who are definitely n00bs:
Dustin Schnabel
Wyatt Walter – Wyatt is currently working at a SaaS provider called DataSync. He administers a wide range of systems including Zimbra, bind, Blackberry Enterprise Server, as well as standard LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python) systems. As time allows, Wyatt is an active member in both the Ubuntu and Zimbra forums. You can follow Wyatt on Twitter here.
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May 12th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
[...] Wyatt Walter, one of DataSync’s network engineers, wrote an excellent post on why Software as a Service (SaaS) prevents vendor lock in and drives value: By using open source software products on SaaS providers’ platforms who offer direct access to the code, one can avoid this lack of freedom as Stallman suggests, but also maintain the freedom from having to maintain one’s own servers. [...]