Richard Ibbotson Email & Phone Number

Write reviews and other things for Linux User and Developer Magazine

Produce interviews of people and conferences. Travelled to several countries to do this.

Worldwide

I was one of the founder members and writers of this magazine in the UK after I sent some e-mail to a German publisher to explain that a UK version of the German Linux Magazine would be a success. My first written article was about the Apache Conference in London back in 2000. I continued to write for the magazine when John Southern took over as the new editor.

I was asked by the magazine to produce various features about OpenBSD and Linux events around the world. Travelled to Belgium, Spain, Germany, Ireland and the United States to write about events such as the Linux Expo in Boston and the Gartner Open Source Summit in Barcelona. Apachecon in Dublin and so forth. Also wrote about network security and related issues.

I wrote for the magazine for some years after I suggested to someone else that a UK Linux magazine would be a good idea.

I was the photographer who had to wander around the Labs setting up 16 m/m projectors and stills projectors. Also produced material for brochures and trade shows. Photograph retirements and presentations. Produce own work and print it.Worked on things like the Indian rail network. Nuclear power stations. BT phone box. Canary Wharf building. Many others of a similar nature.

Produce photographs of the RAF's activities for local Northern Scottish press and national press as well as RAF News. Also photographed presentations for local and RAF charities. Process and print own work. Used a long range of equipment such as Sinar, Hasselblad and Nikon cameras. De Vere and Durst darkroom equipment. Keep a log and store negatives. My work is in the RAF archive.Worked on the Nimrod refuelling project and actually flew on the prototype aircraft which proved that this did work. Produced Ektachrome training slides for other aircrew whilst doing my job.

Help people with media problems to do with production of second degrees. Phds and so forth.

B.Sc., Chemistry, Geology, Bioarcheology, Mathematical Modelling, Planetary Sciences

Activities and Societies: Reading a lotChemistry and Geology

B.Sc., Maths, Chemistry, Planetary Sciences

Activities and Societies: Met some fascinating people. Went to America to look around MIT, Berkley and Caltech. Meeting Professor Gray.

Hnd, Forestry Management

Activities and Societies: Didn't finish this but it was interesting to study trees and their management in commercial situations.