So who am I? My name is Adam Sweet, I\u2019m a Linux Sysadmin and consultant, from Wolverhampton in the middle of England.<\/p>\n
I was a professional musician for around 5 years and then after a few career changes, I came to computers late at the age of 23. I had a SInclair Spectrum and ZX81 when I was a kid but music pushed that out of the way in my teens. I learned fast and within a year of getting my first PC, discovered Linux and decided to do a Computer Science degree at the University of Wolverhampton. I realised at university that I was far more interested in the systems and networking side than programming. I\u2019ve been using Linux since late 2000. I use Ubuntu as a desktop with Debian and CentOS on various servers and OpenBSD firewalls.<\/p>\n
I was an avid listener of LugRadio<\/a> until I became one of the presenters in mid 2007. LugRadio is an multiple award-winning, leading Open Source podcast, mixing topical content, interviews and Open Source discussion over a backdrop of inappropriate humour. LugRadio had a cult following of over 15,000 regular listeners, received over 2 million downloads and was voted the top Linux podcast by Linux Format magazine. I was also one of the organisers of LugRadio Live<\/a>, the only annual Linux community event in the UK at the time. With heavy heart we took the decision to end LugRadio in the summer of 2008.<\/p>\n These days I run a Linux\/Open Source consultancy called Transitiv Technologies Ltd<\/a>. If you need help with Linux or Open Source, particularly network monitoring, give us a call.<\/p>\n Away from computers and Linux, music is my big thing. I play guitar but I\u2019m a bass player by trade. My musical preferences are pretty eclectic and mostly British (whether this is a consequence of culture or taste I don\u2019t know), I like The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Stiff Little Fingers, The Who, The Stone Roses, The Sundays, Sugar, The Blake Babies and Bob Marley. Being into The Clash meant I listened to punk a lot, but also a lot of what we call(ed) Indie music in the UK. I won\u2019t try to explain it for non-Brits, it\u2019s steeped in British social idiosyncrasy.<\/p>\n Politically, I\u2019m a leftist-liberal according to The World\u2019s Smallest Political Quiz<\/a>, which is pretty correct (socially aware, financially inept?).<\/p>\n I like Linux, guitars, The Clash, nice food, sleeping and good films. I used to really like beer but it really doesn’t like me much the day(s) afterwards so now it’s very rare. I grow and eat a lot of chillies.<\/p>\n I dislike most rude people, dealing with customer services, private car parking enforcement companies and fizzy drinks.<\/p>\n My heroes are Martin Luther King, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama and Joe Strummer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So who am I? My name is Adam Sweet, I\u2019m a Linux Sysadmin and consultant, from Wolverhampton in the middle of England. I was a professional musician for around 5 years and then after a few career changes, I came … Continue reading