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Chris Brown


Dr. Chris Brown has been using UNIX as a software developer and system administrator since its pioneering days over 30 years ago, and has used Linux training by writing hands-on courses in UNIX/Linux system programming, network programming, PHP, and distributed computing, and has edited and provided instructional design support for many others.

In addition to his time as a Research Fellow at Sheffield University, Chris has has a “proper job” as a Product Manager for the training company Learning Tree International, which saw him living and working in Virginia, USA.

Dr Brown has taught UNIX and Linux extensively for more than 20 years, mostly in Europe and the USA but also in Canada, India, Hong Kong and Brazil. He provided in-depth technical training on SUSE Linux to Novell’s consultants and IT engineers. He developed training content for Canonical’s “Ubuntu Certified Professional” training and wrote two of their “Deploying Ubuntu Server” course, and is master trainer for their train-the-trainer program. He is author of the book “UNIX Distributed Programming” published by Prentice Hall, and of “SUSE Linux” published by O’Reilly. He also writes a regular column for the UK magazine “Linux Format”.

Chris is an ardent supporter of Linux and the Open Source movement and brings an enthusiasm, experience, depth of knowledge, and humour to the classroom to make for an effective and enjoyable learning experience. To find out more about Chris Brown, visit the Open Source for Business website.




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