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GNU Service Directory
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-This is a list of people who have asked to be listed as offering
-support services for GNU software, including GNU Emacs, for a fee
-or in some cases at no charge.
+Please see <http://www.fsf.org/resources/service/> for a list of
+people who have asked to be listed as offering support services for
+GNU software, including GNU Emacs, for a fee or in some cases at no
+charge.
-The information comes from the people who asked to be listed;
-we do not include any information we know to be false, but we
-cannot check out any of the information; we are transmitting it to
-you as it was given to us and do not promise it is correct.
-Also, this is not an endorsement of the people listed here.
-We have no opinions and usually no information about the abilities of
-any specific person. We provide this list to enable you to contact
-service providers and decide for yourself whether to hire one.
-Before FSF will list your name in the GNU Service Directory, we ask
-that you agree informally to the following terms:
-
-1. You will not restrict (except by copyleft) the use or distribution
-of any software, documentation, or other information you supply anyone
-in the course of modifying, extending, or supporting GNU software.
-This includes any information specifically designed to ameliorate the
-use of GNU software.
-
-2. You will not take advantage of contact made through the Service
-Directory to advertise an unrelated business (e.g., sales of
-non-GNU-related proprietary information). You may spontaneously
-mention your availability for general consulting, but you should not
-promote a specific unrelated business unless the client asks.
-
-Please include some indication of your rates, because otherwise users
-have nothing to go by. Please put each e-mail address inside "<>".
-Please put nothing else inside "<>". Thanks!
-
-For a current copy of this directory, or to have yourself listed, ask:
- gnu@gnu.org
-
-** Please keep the entries in this file alphabetical **
-\1f
-Alcove <infos@alcove.fr>
-12/13 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
-
-Alcove 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. Alcove is now developing
-partnerships with top range companies in the computer business
-like SQL Ing?nierie in its field of skills : consulting, technical
-support...
-
-Rates approximately 4000FF per day, depending on the job.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-13
-\1f
-Amazonia Computing
-
-<rick@efn.org>
-http://www.efn.org/~rick
-
-745 Foothill Drive
-Eugene, OR 97405
-541-465-9008
-
-I provide development and technical support for free software
-and open source systems including embedded programming, GNU/Linux, the
-GNU development suite..
-
-I have over 10 years experience building and maintaining systems ranging
-from medical patient monitoring systems to Linux device drivers for
-custom PCI plug in cards.
-
-Rates range from $75.00/hr to $85/hr USD. I am also willing to work
-on fixed price contracts.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-02
-\1f
-AO UrbanSoft <info@usoft.spb.ru>
-St. Petersburg State University Science Campus
-St. Petersburg, Russia
-http://www.usoft.spb.ru
-
-AO UrbanSoft packages, markets and supports
-industry standard free software products,
-including the Linux operating system and
-TeX document compiler.
-The company also provides programming services
-based on TeX, Tk, Python, HTML, Java, Perl and
-Intranet.
-
-Rates approximately 15 USD per hour (as of 1997).
-
-Updated: 1999-04-02 by GNU staff
-\1f
-Dipl.-Inform. Gerd Aschemann <Aschemann@Informatik.TU-Darmstadt.de>
-Osannstr. 49
-D-64285 Darmstadt
-Tel.: +49 6151 16 2259
-http://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/VS/Mitarbeiter/Aschemann/
-
-- System Administrator (UNIX and NT) at CS Department, TU Darmstadt, Germany
-- 18 years working in the CS field, System administration on different platforms
-- 12 years with UNIX/Networking/FreeWare/GNU/X11
-- 9 years courses on Operating Systems and Distributed Systems
-- Lectures on System and Network Administration
-- Platforms: Solaris, Linux, SunOS, Ultrix, HP-UX, Digital Unix, AIX, SCO, FreeBSDs
-- Distributed Platforms and Information Systems (CORBA, WWW, Java)
-- Experience with parallel environments (Connection Machine, Meiko, Parsytec)
-- Consultant
-
-Rates are at 150,-- DM (~85 US$) per hour minimum, depending on the job.
-I am willing to travel for sufficiently large jobs.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-14
-\1f
-Don Barry, Ph.D. <don@astro.as.utexas.edu>
-Austin, Texas http://www.chara.gsu.edu/~don/
-
-Astrophysicist with extensive and varied hacker background. Substantial
-expertise in mathematical modeling, instrument interface, low-level and
-high-level hardware control, statistical analysis, automated/mathematical
-typesetting. Also fluent in opto/electro/mechanical design. I try to find
-solutions using free software when possible and specialize in GNU/Linux
-platforms. Degrees also in chemistry and mathematics.
-
-Speak: C, APL, Fortran, J, Perl, Emacs Lisp, IDL, variety of machine
-languages from CDC CYBER (!) to x86 families, TeX/LaTeX, sendmail, and
-quite a few others. Experience on platforms from PDP to present.
-
-Rates: $75--$150 per hour + travel (if required) depending on the needs of
-the project, the level of support and availability required, and its
-interest to me.
-
-Services: consulting, design, porting, lecturing, support, project definition,
-system implementation.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-02
-\1f
-Laurent Bernardin
-16, rue Dicks
-L-6944 Niederanven
-Luxemburg
-<laurent@bernardin.com>
-+41 1 300 3712
-
-Support and installation of all GNU software.
-
-Expertise: C, C++, Java, Motif, X, Unix administration, network security
-
-Rates: ~85 US$ / hour (Flux 3500.-)
-
-Updated: 1999-05-05
-\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 $80/hr - $120/hr USD. I am also interested in working
-on fixed price contracts.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-02
-\1f
-James Craig Burley
-97 Arrowhead Circle
-Ashland, MA 01721
-(Email and postal mail contacts only, please.)
-Email: <craig@jcb-sc.com>
-Web: http://world.std.com/~burley/
-
-Expertise:
- Compiler Internals (author of GNU Fortran, for example)
- Operating Systems Internals
- Tools/Utilities Development and Maintenance
- Microcode Development and Maintenance (primarily VLIW machines)
- System Design (computers, operating systems, toolsets, &c)
- 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
-
-Rate: $100/hour
-
-Updated: 1999-04-01
-\1f
-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: 1999-05-05
-\1f
-Bruce Dawson - <jbd@codemeta.com>
-CodeMeta, Inc.
-Manchester, NH USA
-800-354-2209
-
-Specializing in GNU tools such as guile, CVS, gnats, bash, gawk, fileutils...
-
-Services:
-
- o 800 phone support.
-
- o Modification and development.
-
- o Training.
-
-Rate: $75/hour or per quote.
-
-http://www.codemeta.com
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-CodeSourcery, LLC <info@codesourcery.com
-3421 El Camino Real #35
-Atherton, CA 94027
-(650) 364-5360
-http://www.codesourcery.com
-
-CodeSourcery specializes in customization of, enhancements to, and
-support for all GNU software. We have particular experience in the
-field of programming tools, and have been responsible for many
-features in the GNU C and C++ compilers including the implementation
-of member templates and type-based alias analysis. Mark Mitchell, one
-of our co-founders, is an official maintainer of the EGCS C++
-front-end.
-
-We also have experience with GNU tools ranging from emacs to binutils
-to gdb to autoconf, and are willing to work on any and all free
-software projects.
-
-Please see our web page at www.codesourcery.com for more information
-about our products, services, and prices.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-Stuart Cracraft <cracraft@ai.mit.edu>
-P.O. Box 6752
-Laguna Niguel, CA, 92607, USA
-Phone: 714-347-8106 (prefer email)
-Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~cracraft/index.html
-Rate: $75/hour, and as appropriate for the project.
-
-Consultation topics:
-Entire GNU suite - porting, compilation, installation,
-user-training, administrator-training.
-
-Method: via any combination of telephone, dialup, Internet, in-person, email.
-
-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.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-17
-\1f
-Cygnus Solutions
-<info@cygnus.com>
-1325 Chesapeake Terrace
-Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
-+1 408 542 9600 voice
-+1 408 542 9699 fax
-
-Cygnus Solutions provides supported and maintained versions of gcc, g++, gdb
-with GUI, GNU linker and GNU macro assembler. In addition, Cygnus provides
-these GNU software development tools for well over 100 host-target
-configurations. Support includes bug fixes and semi-annual releases of the
-toolset. Each release is regression tested and includes substantial
-improvements and additions to the current release. Support is available for
-groups of 5 or 25 on a wide range of standard, special and vintage
-toolchains for native and embedded applications. New target processors are
-being added regularly. Rates for support for standard products start at $7495.
-
-Cygnus Solutions contact:
-
- Kathy Powers
- ph: +1-206-888-6002
- fx: +1-206-888-6145
- email: <kpowers@cygnus.com>
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-Marcus G. Daniels <marcusd@gnu.org>
-1399 Hyde Park Road <mgd@santafe.edu>
-Santa Fe, NM 87501-8943 <marcus@tdb.com>
-(505)984-8800 x267
-
-I can customize, extend, port, and repair many types of free software.
-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: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-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
-
-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.
-
-Expertise:
- DSS provides software design, implementation, and consulting services.
-
- 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
-
- Compilers, translators, and interpreters, including "small" and
- special-purpose languages
-
-Rates:
- Consulting rates are $65-$200 USD per hour, plus
- applicable taxes. Fixed-cost projects are also possible.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-20
-\1f
-Echo Labs <echo@iinet.net.au>
-29 Weld St, http://www.iinet.net.au/~echo/
-Nedlands, WA 6009
-Perth, Australia
-+61 (0) 41 356 0008
-
-Echo Labs is a software consultancy that also provides support and
-development skills. Specialising in GNU software, particularly Tcl/Tk
-and Linux. We can deliver systems at a fraction of the cost of those
-based on more traditional technologies. Internet/intranet and data
-communications solutions, for all platforms are undertaken. GUI
-front-ends done quickly.
-
-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: 13+ years C/Unix, Sun, SCO, GNU/Linux, Win/NT.
- Secure WWW servers (Apache SSL), Ecommerce solutions.
- Systems programming, device drivers, hardware interfacing.
- GNU tools/utilities, Embedded & realtime systems.
- Communications protocols and implementation.
-
-Degrees: BAppSc (CS), Curtin University, Perth
-
-Rates: AUS $50-75/hr neg.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-13
-\1f
-Markus Fleck <fleck@gnu.org>
-Koeln/Bonn/NRW <fleck@isoc.de>
-Germany (DE)
-
-Services:
-- Training Seminars: GNU/Linux; CGI programming;
- Scripting with Tcl, Perl, Python, PHP3, awk;
- Tk programming; IETF/W3C Standards; Internet
-- GNU-based Groupware Solutions, Customization
-- System Administration (GNU/Linux, SunOS/Solaris)
-- Email "question answering"
-
-Rates: consulting/programming: DM 150/h (~$85);
- seminar fees negotiated on individual basis
-
-Updated: 1999-04-04
-\1f
-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 engineer.
-FSF employee Feb 1991--Sep 1994.
-
-I can perform installation, porting, and enhancement of all GNU software
-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: 1999-04-02
-\1f
-Brian Gough <bjg@network-theory.co.uk>
-Network Theory Limited http://www.network-theory.co.uk/
-Bristol, United Kingdom
-
-Tel: 0117 9681086 (in UK), +44 117 9681086 (outside UK)
-
-I provide support, development, and installation of free software on a
-contract basis. I also do system administration. I can work at your
-site, over the internet, or by phone/email.
-
-I have extensive experience in C, Perl, Unix and the internet,
-including two years running a large website in the US.
-
-I can also provide specialized consulting in numerical software
-development for scientific and quantitative applications.
-
-Rate: 40-60 pounds/hour, depending on task and length of project, negotiable.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-06
-\1f
-Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg@monkeys.com>
-RG Consulting
-1751 East Roseville Pkwy. #1828
-Roseville, CA 95661
-Tel: +1 916 786 7945
-FAX: +1 916 786 5311
-
-Services: Development & porting of GNU software development tools.
-
-GNU Contributions:
- Invented, designed, and implemented the protoize and
- unprotoize tools supplied with GCC2.
-
- Designed and developed all code to support the generation
- of Dwarf symbolic debugging information for System V Release
- 4 in GCC2.
-
- Performed original port of GNU compilers to SVr4 system.
-
- Finished port of GNU compilers to Intel i860 RISC
- processor.
-
-Experience: 13+ years UNIX systems experience, all working on compilers
- and related tools.
-
- 7+ years working professionally on GCC, G++, and GDB under
- contract to various firms including the Microelectronics
- and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), Data General (DG),
- Network Computing Devices (NCD), and Intel Corp.
-
-Other qualifications:
- Developer of the RoadTest (tm) C and C++ commercial
- compiler test suites.
-
- Former vice-chairman of UNIX International Programming
- Languages Special Interest Group (UI/PLSIG).
-
- Bachelor's and a Master's degrees, both in Computer Science.
-
-Rates: Variable depending upon contract duration. Call for quote.
-
-Updated: 1999-05-05
-\1f
- 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: 1999-04-30
-\1f
-Dipl.-Inform. Klaus K?mpf <kkaempf@gmx.de>
-L?hnerstrasse 14
-D-90491 N?rnberg
-Germany
-
-- 18 years C/Unix experience
-- 10 years VMS experience
-- Ported BFD library, Binutils, GNU Assembler, GNU C, GNU C++,
- GNU C++ libraries, and GNU Make to openVMS/Alpha.
-
-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: 1999-04-20
-\1f
-Joseph R. Kiniry <kiniry@acm.org>
-Caltech Mailstop 256-80 http://www.josephkiniry.com/
-Pasadena, CA 91125
-Phone: 626-395-3556
-Fax: 626-792-4257
-
-Long-term high-level consultant with four advanced degrees in a
-variety of domains. See http://www.josephkiniry.com/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
-been a certified developer with Microsoft, SunSoft, NeXT, and Amiga.
-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 systems and component/object technologies.
-
-Time and material rates for local work vary regionally, but are
-currently $350 per hour on the west coast. Other rates apply for
-long-term jobs (day rates, travel, etc.) and remote work (usually 1/2
-fee). I am interested in fixed-bid jobs and will work for lower rates
-for non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-Bradley M. Kuhn
-<bkuhn@ebb.org>
-http://www.ebb.org/bkuhn
-
-I am available for 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.
-
-I am available for both 1099 (preferred) and W2 on-site contracting in the
-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. However, temporary (one week maximum)
-jobs with paid expenses will be considered.
-
-My rate varies greatly between $25-$40/hour, depending on the circumstances.
-Rates for non-profit organizations are substantially lower, and possibly gratis.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-17
-\1f
-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
-of free software projects, as well as software engineering & system
-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: $150 hour & up, depending; flat rate jobs considered.
- Lower rates, barter or free for selected non-profits.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-17
-\1f
-Greg Lehey
-LEMIS
-PO Box 460
-Echunga SA 5153
-Australia
-
-Phone: +61-8-8388-8250
-Fax: +61-8-8388-8250
-Mobile: +61-41-739-7062
-Mail <grog@lemis.com>
-
-Services: Supply, porting, installation, consultation on all GNU
-products.
-
-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 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: 1999-04-18
-\1f
-Alan Lehotsky <apl@alum.mit.edu>
-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.
-
- 5 years experience with GCC internals, including major
- changes to support 8 bit bytes on word-address SHARC DSP and
- general support of PowerPC code generation.
-
-References available
-
-Rates: $100/hr.
- fixed price possible for well-defined deliverables.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-02
-\1f
-Reuven M. Lerner <reuven@lerner.co.il>
-17 Disraeli Street
-Haifa 34333
-Israel
-
-Phone: 04-824-2265 (within Israel)
- +972-4-824-2265 (outside of Israel)
-
-Fax: 04-826-1219 (within Israel)
- +972-4-826-1219 (outside of Israel)
-
-WWW: http://www.lerner.co.il
-
-- System and network administration, especially Linux-based systems
- and networks
-- Administration, training, and programming for Internet nodes and
- World-Wide Web sites
-- Installation, support and training in the use of Linux, Emacs, Perl,
- and other free software
-- Expertise in C, Emacs Lisp, and Perl
-
-Consulting rates: $75/hour, less for non-profits
-
-Updated: 1999-04-04
-\1f
-Richard Levitte (in TeX: Richard Levitte
-Levitte Programming Levitte Programming
-Spannvagen 38, I Spannv\"agen 28, I
-S-168 35 Bromma S-168 35 Bromma
-Sweden Sweden)
-Tel.nr.: +46 (8) 26 52 47 (there is an answering machine)
-Cellular: +46 (708) 26 53 44
-e-mail: <levitte@lp.se>
-
-What I do:
- Primarily I work on GNU software for VMS, both VAX and AXP. I've
- been porting GNU Emacs to VMS since spring 1991. I've ported a
- bunch of other GNU programs as well. I maintain GNU vmslib.
- For further info, see http://www.lp.se/~levitte/prof/resume.html
-
-Programs supported:
- To a varying degree (ranging from extension and porting to
- installation and simple questions) at the time of updating this
- entry:
- - GNU vmslib, emacs, autoconf, zip, diffutils, m4, patch, texinfo,
- C/C++; on both VMS and Unix.
- - Other GNU programs to a small degree; on Unix.
- For further info, look at http://www.lp.se/products/gnu.html
-
-Experience:
- Fluent in TeX/LaTeX and many programming languages.
- Modified key elements in Emacs (e.g., memory and process management)
- to work transparently on VMS. I have very good knowledge in the VMS
- operating system. I'm also knowledged in the a few Unix flavors.
- For further info, see http://www.lp.se/~levitte/prof/resume.html
-
-Your Rate:
- $70-$100/hour (500-800 SEK in sweden), plus expenses. My rates
- are negotiable, depending on how interesting the project is to me.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-Sean Levy <attila@StAlphonsos.COM>
-352 Roup Ave http://www.StAlphonsos.COM/~attila/
-Pittsburgh, PA 15232 +1.800.852.3322
-USA
-
-I have been a professional hacker for over 17 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: 1999-04-17
-\1f
-Gord Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.org>
-#15, 2105 Cornwall Street http://www.fig.org/~gord/
-Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2K8 Voice: (306) 522-7884
-CANADA
-
-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 over 4 years of experience with several of the major free OSes:
-GNU/Linux (Debian, Red Hat), NetBSD, FreeBSD, and GNU/Hurd. Some of
-my specialties are networking, Emacs, Automake, Autoconf, C, Perl, and
-shell script programming.
-
-My rates are negotiable depending on the task: usually $40-$60
-(Canadian) per hour. Flat rates preferred.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-13
-\1f
-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 dvelopment, customizations
- - GNU binutils adaptation for new processor architectures
- - software QA methodology (including management)
- - 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: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-David Nicol
-Post office box 45163
-Kansas City, Missouri 64171
-david@tipjar.com
-http://www.tipjar.com/dnconsult
-
-Unix, GNU/Linux, Perl installation, C, C++, Lisp, Perl programming.
-
-LRP routers.
-
-CGI programming.
-
-Installation, porting.
-
-Specification development, design, implementation, documentation.
-
-Current projects include:
- implementing an extension to xterm
- EROS scsi drivers
- tipjar transaction service
- UMKC remote access system
-
-Rate: $60/hour, or fixed contract. On-site support available in
-greater Kansas City area.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-04
-\1f
-Jonas Oberg (TeX: Jonas \"Oberg
-Kaserngatan 6 Kaserngatan 6
-S-723 47 Vasteras S-723 47 V\"aster\.as
-Sweden Sweden)
-
-Phone: +46-21-144831
-E-mail: <jonas@coyote.org>
-
-I offer support for most GNU software including the GNU
-Hurd and also do system administration on GNU systems.
-I can do free software development and have a good
-understanding of automake, autoconf, flex, bison, guile,
-texinfo and much more. Rates around USD$100.
-
-Updated: 1999-06-07
-\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,
- and Java. 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: 1999-04-12
-\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
-
-Web: E-mail:
- http://www.osc.no <gnu-support@osc.no>
-
-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. Phone support is
-available only for customers with support contracts.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-23
-\1f
-Francesco Potorti` <F.Potorti@cnuce.cnr.it>
-Via S.Stefano, 8
-56123 Pisa, Italy
-Tel. (050)560671
-
-Emacs: installation and maintenance, training and tutorials,
- customisation, extensions, troubleshooting. Author of some of
- the packages in the emacs distribution, has made the porting
- of emacs to the Motorola Delta architecture.
-
-Other: installation and maintenance of GNU software. Experience with
- hylafax, RCS, gperf, etags, smail, indent, diff, gawk, gcc,
- screen. Is the current maintainer of etags.
-
-Rates: 30-80 KL/hr, depending on experience on the particular task.
- Average is 50 KL/hr $50/hr.
- Prefer e-mail communication to telephone.
-
-Qualifications: Electronic Engineering degree, Pisa. Full time
- researcher in CNUCE-CNR.
- Familiar with elisp programming and porting of C programs.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-Quiotix Corporation
-Mountain View, CA
-
-Contact: Jeffrey Siegal
- jbs@quiotix.com
- +1 650 843-1300
-
-Areas of focus: Embedded systems and GNU/Linux platforms. Porting GNU
-software to embedded systems, extending GNU software to better support
-embedded environments, developing new tools and utilities for embedded
-development using GNU software. Porting software to GNU/Linux-based
-platforms, developing system software and extensions for GNU/Linux
-platforms.
-
-Services: porting, development, support, project management, advisory
-consulting.
-
-Rates: $125-$250/hour or fixed fees depending on services provided.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-Stanislav Shalunov
-
-Email: shalunov@mccme.ru
-Phones: 732-967-0489
-
-Installing, configuring, customizing and troubleshooting GNU Emacs,
-GCC, GDB, CVS, most GNU utilities in fact. Help with other free
-software as well. Suggesting suitable for your purposes free
-software. Teaching and handholding.
-
-Rate: $60/hour + travel expenses if travel is required. (I'm
-currently located in NJ.)
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\f
-Vin Shelton
-EtherSoft, Inc
-617.796.9086
-<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 and egcs beta
-teams. My rates vary from $70 - $100 per hour, depending on the size of the
-project.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-17
-\1f
-Signum Support AB <info@signum.se>
-Teknikringen 8
-S-583 30 Linkoping, Sweden
-+46 13 21 46 00 voice
-+46 13 21 47 00 fax
-http://www.signum.se/
-
-Signum Support AB is a company dedicated to supporting, developing and
-distributing free software for mainly UNIX systems. The people behind
-Signum Support AB have many years of general UNIX and Internet
-experience, both as system administrators and as programmers, and also
-extensive experience in maintaining and administering the GNU programs
-and Linux.
-
-Signum Support develops and markets the free GUI equipped Readynet
-Internet server, the free PHTTPD http server and the easy to use Linux
-based Fuego firewall.
-
-Services offered:
-
- - Support on Internet service software, especially the free
- Readynet Internet server we have developed for Linux.
- - Support on Linux.
- - Customization of Linux.
- - Installation and customizing GNU and other free software. We are
- making free software as easy to install and use as shrink wrapped
- programs.
- - Warranty protection.
- - Finding, Recommending and Investigation of free software in any
- area of the customer's choice.
- - Regular consulting.
-
-Rates: For software items, request our price list.
- For consulting, 700-900 SEK/hour.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
- Jon Solomon <jsol@gnu.org>
- 235 Main St., Apt 3C-1
- East Hartford, Conn. 06118
- +1 860 313-2000
-
- Maintains all GNU software... Available for General Consulting
- (contact me if you are interested)...
- Sendmail a specialty... Can answer questions pertaining to the
- installation, maintenance, bug reporting and fixing for
- most GNU products... Adhering to the FSF/GNU copyleft for all
- work... (I only charge for the time it takes to do the above,
- the software (and most GNU copyleft'd software) is free.
- I can make tapes for you if you need that...
-
- Rate: $90.00/hour.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-13
-\1f
-Name: Julian Stacey <jhs@freebsd.org>, Fallback <jhs@muc.de>
-Location: Munich Germany, & on the Internet.
-Qualifications: University Degree, BSc Hons Computers & Cybernetics, 1980.
-Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.2608126 Data: +49.89.26023276
-Resume: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/
-Time Zone: +01:00
-Rate: 130-200 DM/Hour.
-Commercial Independent Freelance Consultancy:
- Unix (Pref. BSD or Linux), C, X-Windows, FSF Tools, Internet
- firewalls, Systems engineering, hardware interfacing, real
- time, comms & scientific industrial, Cyrillic screen & printer
- etc. Custom design & Porting. No {Emacs, Cobol, Microsoft}.
-Free Sources: FSF & all BSD sources, X-Windows, XFree86, free Ftp dial in
- (info on web). Media Copy Charge depends on time+postage+media
- 2Gig 90m DAT, QIC 1/4" 525Meg, 150M, & 60M; LS-120, CAS-60M.
-Free GCC-1.40 For Symmetric Computer Systems Model 375 (native cc is broken).
-Languages: Deutsch & Francais (I am English)
- Man kann mir in Deutsch schreiben, (oder mich anrufen).
- Je comprend Francais, mais je n'ecris pas des responses en Fr.
-COMMERCIAL PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY:
- - Please state you want to pay for consultancy at commercial rates,
- & outline your project duration, etc.
-! NO FREE HELP !
- - I Am Not A Help Desk ! I have no time to do that.
- Neither the FSF nor anyone else pays me to offer any such service.
- - I contribute source code to the public domain, but I sell my time,
- which is Not available as a public service.
- - I dislike phone calls from strangers seeking free advice on things
- I may well not know enough about. Post such questions to an Internet
- newsgroup or list (via a friend if you don't have Internet access)
- & let someone with time, best knowledge, & inclination answer.
- - If you must phone me, immediately ask for a few minutes advice
- "Free Of Charge" (else if you just swamp me in technicalities
- without first having the decency to let me know you'r Not a potential
- paying customer, you'r just encouraging me to hang up).
- - Give me an email address, so I can forward follow-up info.
- - Volunteer to phone back next week to hear subsequent info/solutions/
- questions I/friends/net have come up with meantime: Almost always the
- information I have instantly to hand is a small fraction of the
- useful information I could provide. I despise those who do not phone
- back later, after I've spent time researching their problem; but I
- refuse to also waste my money on long distance calls to inform them
- what I've previously wasted my time learning for their benefit.
- - Language: Make an effort, speak some English ! Use no German
- dialect, only Hoch Deutsch. Spell very slowly & clearly, I am Not
- good at fast German pronunciation, & don't recognise umlauts !
- - Numbers: Use Only single digits (think of keyboard input), use no
- inverted German digit pairs (EG no "eight hundred, two and thirty",
- & no convoluted French (EG "four twenties and fifteen") !
-
-Updated: 1999-04-18
-\1f
-Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
-545 Tech Sq, Rm 430
-Cambridge, MA 02139
-
-Emacs: anything whatever
-Is anyone interested in courses in using or extending GNU Emacs?
-
-Original inventor of Emacs and main author of GNU Emacs and GCC.
-
-Rates: $6/min or $250/hr.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-14
-\1f
-Kayvan A. Sylvan <kayvan@sylvan.com>
-Sylvan Associates, Inc.
-879 Lewiston Drive
-San Jose, CA 95136-1517
-Phone: (408) 978-1407
-Fax: (408) 978-1407
-
-I will help you port, install and customize GNU Emacs, GCC, G++,
-bison, and other GNU tools on almost any architecture and operating
-system. Questions answered. GNU C and lisp hacking available. I will
-also do ongoing support and periodic upgrades if you get on my GNU
-software subscription list.
-
-Rates: $70-$100/hour, depending on type of work. Substantial discounts
-for long-term contracts and also for educational or non-profit
-institutions.
-
-Experience: Many different Unix systems (2.9BSD to 4.4BSD, Xenix, SVR3 and
-SVR4, Linux, FreeBSD). Systems programming and system administration on all
-brands of Unix. Kernel hacking experience. Lots of porting experience.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-TerraTel AB <info@netg.se>
-Tankeg=E5ngen 4
-S-417 56 G=F6teborg, Sweden
-+46 31 50 79 40 voice
-+46 31 50 79 39 fax
-http://www.netg.se
-
-TerraTel AB is a company that does consultant jobs and holds courses
-in the fields of Unix software, TCP/IP networking and Internet
-applications. The people behind TerraTel AB have many years
-of general UNIX experience, both as system administrators and as
-programmers, and also extensive experience in maintaining the GNU
-programs; in administration as well as finding and fixing bugs.
-
-Services offered:
-
-- Installation and customizing GNU and other free software. We will
- make free software as easy to install and use as shrink wrapped
- programs.
-- Service and support subscriptions.
-- Warranty protection.
-- Customization and porting.
-- Subscriptions to new versions which we will send monthly or with
- any other interval.
-- Finding, recommending and investigating free software in any
- area of the customers choice.
-- Regular consulting.
-- Support on Internet service software, especially the free
-- Support on Linux.
-- Freeware based courses in Unix usage, C, C++, or any GNU tools
-
-Rates: For courses, contact us for a quote,
-For consulting, $60-120/hour, depending on contract length.
-
-Entered: 1999-04-16
-\1f
-Leonard H. Tower Jr. <tower@ai.mit.edu> <tower@art.net>
-36 Porter Street
-Somerville, MA 02143
-USA
-+1-617-623-7739
-+1-617-629-5822
-
-Will work on most GNU software.
-Installation, handholding, trouble shooting, extensions, teaching.
-
-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: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-noris network GmbH
-Matthias Urlichs
-Kilianstra?e 142
-90425 Nuernberg
-Germany
-Phone: +49 911 9352-0
-Fax: +49 911 9352-100
-<info@noris.de>
-http://info.noris.de/ (German)
-Expertise:
- OS internals, esp. Linux, esp. device drivers
- Network protocol / program design and coding
- Utilities coding and maintenance
- Program debugging, testing
- User interface design and testing
- Several programming and tool languages
- We're an ISP => experience in all kinds of ISP-relevant problems
-
-Services:
- Installation, debugging, enhancement, distribution,
- for all kinds of free software.
- System administration for most Unix-like systems.
- Email, Fax, phone, and in-person consulting (and/or "question answering").
- Remote support and system monitoring (over the Internet),
- Update service (new tools tested and installed automagically)
- Internet access
-
-Rates:
- DM 150 (~$85) per hour
- Rates don't include taxes.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-13
-\1f
-Paul C.A. van Gool
- <pvangool@illgen.com>
-
-Address: Illgen Simulation Technologies, Inc.
- 130 Robin Hill Road, Suite 200
- Goleta, CA 93117
- USA
-
-Phone: (805)692-2333
-Fax : (805)692-2334
-
-I would like to provide unpaid support for the following things:
-
-- C
-- C++
-- f2c
-- compilation and installation of most GNU packages
-
-Updated: 1999-04-23
-\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.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-02
-\1f
-Arne Wichmann
-
-EMail: <aw@linux.de>
-Telephone on request.
-
-I support GNU software on the following platforms:
-
-GNU/Linux
-SunOS 4.X 5.X
-Irix 6.5
-HPUX 9.X
-other platforms on request.
-
-Usual rates: 40DM per hour. Free support for private people as time
-permits.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-14
-\1f
-Jody Winston
-xprt Computer Consulting, Inc.
-731 Voyager
-Houston, TX, 77062
-(281) 480-UNIX, <jody@sccsi.com>
-
-We have supported, installed, and used the entire GNU software suite
-for over 10 years on many different Unix platforms. We have written
-character device drivers and proc file systems for custom hardware
-running on Linux. In addition, we have developed a custom X11 server
-and X input extensions. Our consulting rate is $150.00 US dollars per
-hour, negotiable, plus a per diem for out of town work.
-
-Updated: 1999-04-12
-\1f
-
-For a current copy of this directory, or to have yourself listed, ask:
- fsforder@gnu.org
-
-A current version should be available on our web site at http://www.gnu.org.
-
-** Please keep the entries in this file alphabetical **