About
Foreword
Here you can find a small core dump of my life (if you’re not a developer call it short summary).
Since keeping this site updated has a low priority in my life, the following content may lack something.
About me
I was born on 12th July 1982 in Bergamo (a city in the north of Italy near Milan) where I still live.
Actually I’ve just (22th December 2006) took a second level degree in Computer Engineering with curricula in Information Technology Systems. You can see my curriculum vitae here.
The computer passion
I’ve always been attracted by computers, by now my main interests are related to operative systems (mostly Gnu-Linux), computer programming (C++, perl, python), security and privacy topics.
At the beginning I used computers only for fun, I just played and played. But after some time I realized they were something more useful and powerful, so I started to learn their internals and I suddenly approached to programming. I enjoy really much programming because I feel I’m creating something, it’s like when you’re a child and play with constructions or when you paint, play music, write,…
Reading magazines and talking with some friends I discovered the world of Open Source and I joined it. Call me “romantic dreamer” but I belive in Open Source philosophy and it’s capabilities. I think that adopting an Open Source mind you can really share your knowledge and experience, helping other people in the world.
I approached to Gnu-Linux with Linux-Redhat 6.1 in 1996 and I progressively migrated to it. By now I’ve tried lots of linux distributions, in order of time: Redhat, Mandrake, Slackware, Debian, Gentoo. My favourites distros are Gentoo and Debian. Actually I’m a member of the Gentoo Italian Translation Team, where I’m the official translator of “Diskless Nodes with Gentoo” and “Gentoo For Mac OS X Installation and Usage Guide“. I’m also an active member of the Bergamo Linux User Group (shortened BgLug).
Recently, attracted by PowerPc architecture and by Apple’s appeal, I’ve bought some Apple’s machines. I tried the latest versions of Mac Os X (both Panther and Tiger) but my love for the penguin is strong and Gnu-Linux remains my favourite Os. Yes, you heard right: I prefer Gnu-Linux to Mac Os X… I’m one of the fools who run Gnu-Linux on Apple’s hardware 
My Hobbies
In my spare time I like to read books (recently Isaac Asimov’s ones), listen to music, watch movies and go out with my girlfriend and my friends.
I also play some sports like swimming, running and maybe one day I’ll start playing tennis again.
Since last year I began growing bonsai trees, but actually I’m really a newbie… I’m just learning how to take care of them.
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