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= Major Hayden =
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I'm currently working on the Slicehost and Cloud Servers products for [http://rackspace.com/ Rackspace] in San Antonio, TX.  My main areas of focus:
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* kernel customization/patching for Xen guests
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* base image creation and maintenance
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= About me =
I work for [http://rackspace.com/ Rackspace] as the Chief Security Architect, but my roots are in system administration, virtualization, and software development.  I enjoy [http://rackerhacker.com/ teaching and tinkering] with servers, networking equipment and Android phones.  My previous work was on Rackspace's Cloud Servers product from Slicehost's acquisition to the launch of the OpenStack platform.
 
= Why I Like Fedora =
* Welcoming and friendly community
* Closer to the bleeding edge
* Strong support from users and developers


== Finding Me ==
== Finding Me ==
* '''IRC:''' rackerhacker on Freenode
* '''IRC:''' mhayden on Freenode
* '''Blog:''' http://rackerhacker.com/
* '''Blog:''' http://major.io/
* '''Resume:''' http://majorhayden.com/
* '''Resume:''' http://majorhayden.com/
* '''E-mail:''' major at mhtx dot net (personal) or major dot hayden at rackspace dot com (business)
* '''E-mail:''' major at mhtx dot net (personal) or major dot hayden at rackspace dot com (business)
* '''Jabber:''' majorh at gmail dot com
* '''GTalk:''' majorh at gmail dot com

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Major Hayden
Major Hayden
Fedora Information
FAS name: mhayden
Fedora email: mhayden@fedoraproject.org
IRC nick: mhayden
IRC channels: #fedora-cloud, #crimsonfu, #rackspace
Fedorapeople page: https://mhayden.fedorapeople.org
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About me

I work for Rackspace as the Chief Security Architect, but my roots are in system administration, virtualization, and software development. I enjoy teaching and tinkering with servers, networking equipment and Android phones. My previous work was on Rackspace's Cloud Servers product from Slicehost's acquisition to the launch of the OpenStack platform.

Why I Like Fedora

  • Welcoming and friendly community
  • Closer to the bleeding edge
  • Strong support from users and developers

Finding Me

  • IRC: mhayden on Freenode
  • Blog: http://major.io/
  • Resume: http://majorhayden.com/
  • E-mail: major at mhtx dot net (personal) or major dot hayden at rackspace dot com (business)
  • GTalk: majorh at gmail dot com