5 This is a list of people who have asked to be listed as offering
6 support services for GNU software, including GNU Emacs, for a fee
7 or in some cases at no charge.
9 The information comes from the people who asked to be listed;
10 we do not include any information we know to be false, but we
11 cannot check out any of the information; we are transmitting it to
12 you as it was given to us and do not promise it is correct.
13 Also, this is not an endorsement of the people listed here.
14 We have no opinions and usually no information about the abilities of
15 any specific person. We provide this list to enable you to contact
16 service providers and decide for yourself whether to hire one.
18 Before FSF will list your name in the GNU Service Directory, we ask
19 that you agree informally to the following terms:
21 1. You will not restrict (except by copyleft) the use or distribution
22 of any software, documentation, or other information you supply anyone
23 in the course of modifying, extending, or supporting GNU software.
24 This includes any information specifically designed to ameliorate the
27 2. You will not take advantage of contact made through the Service
28 Directory to advertise an unrelated business (e.g., sales of
29 non-GNU-related proprietary information). You may spontaneously
30 mention your availability for general consulting, but you should not
31 promote a specific unrelated business unless the client asks.
33 Please include some indication of your rates, because otherwise users
34 have nothing to go by. Please put each e-mail address inside "<>".
35 Please put nothing else inside "<>". Thanks!
37 For a current copy of this directory, or to have yourself listed, ask:
40 ** Please keep the entries in this file alphabetical **
42 Alc?ve <infos@alcove.fr>
43 12 place Indira Gandhi
48 T?l.: +33 1 47 33 82 84
49 Fax: +33 1 47 33 76 98
51 Alc?ve offers a comprehensive range of corporate-quality
52 Free Software related solutions, with technical support
53 via telephone, fax or email and remote system management.
54 We also offers consulting and training.
56 Rates approximately 3000FF per day, depending on the job.
60 Altrasoft <info@altrasoft.com>
61 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 205
62 San Jose, CA 95129-1034
64 http://www.altrasoft.com
66 Altrasoft provides corporate-quality support, development and user
67 documentation for GNU Emacs, XEmacs and InfoDock. (InfoDock is a turnkey
68 information management and software development toolset built atop emacs,
69 written by one of our associates.) Emacs distributions for a variety of
70 platforms are also available, as is support for other emacs variants, such as
71 those often found on PCs.
73 Our unique focus on emacs-related work allows us to attract expert talent in
74 this area to keep you on the leading edge of productivity, especially if you
75 do software development work. We do the porting, patching, coding,
76 integrating, debugging, documenting and testing so that your people spend
77 much more productive time on their mainline tasks.
79 Standard support packages include help on all aspects of the packages
80 supported, including all tools shipped as a standard part of the original
81 package distribution. In general, we want to give you an unbelievably strong
82 level of support, so where we can, we will also answer questions concerning
83 any add-on Lisp code that is used at your site. Setup and customization
84 help, bug fixes, and announcements of new releases are, of course, included.
86 Support rates start at $1,500 USD, for single user support for one year.
87 Discounts are available for group contracts. We also offer Golden Support
88 contracts for those who need the absolute best in mission-critical support;
89 contact us for details. Hourly development rates and fixed bid work are
94 Magnus Alvestad <magnus@itanalyse.no>
96 GNU Emacs, GCC, the Unix tools, Linux, Jolt.
98 Rates: Free, or from $50/hour.
102 AO UrbanSoft <info@usoft.spb.su>
103 St. Petersburg State University Science Campus
104 St. Petersburg, Russia
107 AO UrbanSoft packages, markets and supports
108 industry standard free software products,
109 including the Linux operating system and
110 TeX document compiler.
111 The company also provides programming services
112 based on TeX, Tk, Python, HTML, Java, Perl and
115 Rates approximately 15 USD per hour.
119 Joseph Arceneaux <joe@arceneaux.com>
120 307 Chattanooga St. http://www.arceneaux.com
121 San Francisco, CA 94114
124 I am a former FSF staffmember who made Wells Fargo Bank the first bank
125 to provide secure banking over the Internet. I have 20 years
126 experience with various computer systems. I performed the X11
127 implementation of Emacs version 19, and designed and implemented
128 WYSIWYG features of Emacs. I also installed and administered FSF
129 network. Maintainer of GNU indent.
131 I provide installation, porting, debugging and customization or
132 development of GNU and other software. I also design and implement
133 free software projects and consult on software engineering, security,
136 Time and material rates around $150 USD per hour, depending upon the
137 particular job. I am also very interested in fixed-bid jobs. For
138 selected non-profit organizations with worthy goals, I work for free.
142 Dipl.-Inform. Gerd Aschemann <Aschemann@Informatik.TU-Darmstadt.de>
145 Tel.: +49 6151 16 2259
146 http://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/VS/Mitarbeiter/Aschemann/
148 - System Administrator (UNIX and NT) at CS Department, TU Darmstadt, Germany
149 - 18 years working in the CS field, System administration on different platforms
150 - 12 years with UNIX/Networking/FreeWare/GNU/X11
151 - 9 years courses on Operating Systems and Distributed Systems
152 - Lectures on System and Network Administration
153 - Platforms: Solaris, Linux, SunOS, Ultrix, HP-UX, Digital Unix, AIX, SCO, FreeBSDs
154 - Distributed Platforms and Information Systems (CORBA, WWW, Java)
155 - Experience with parallel environments (Connection Machine, Meiko, Parsytec)
158 Rates are at 150,-- DM (~85 US$) per hour minimum, depending on the job.
159 I am willing to travel for sufficiently large jobs.
164 Basis Technology Corp.
165 One Kendall Square, Bldg 200
171 E-mail: <info@basistech.com>
172 Web: http://www.basistech.com
175 Multilingual software development
176 Internationalization and localization of software products
177 International character encodings, including Unicode, ISO-10646,
178 ISO-2022, ISO-8859-n, JIS, KSC5601, BIG5, GB2312
179 Translation of technical materials into Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
180 including HTML, SGML, RTF, MIF, etc.
182 GNU-related Services:
183 Custom internationalization and localization of GNU software, or
184 applications developed using GNU tools (GCC, G++, Emacs Lisp, etc.)
185 Custom multilingual application development based on MULE.
188 Organized 1992, 1993, and 1994 fund-raising seminars and lecture
189 tours for FSF in Japan.
190 Negotiated book royalty agreements with Japanese publishers on
192 Negotiated hardware contributions from Japanese PC vendors to
196 Carl Hoffman, Steve Cohen, or Karen Watts
204 <bernardin@inf.ethz.ch>
207 Support and installation of all GNU software.
209 Expertise: C, C++, Java, Motif, X, Unix administration, network security
211 Rates: ~60 US$ / hour (Flux 2000.-)
215 Dean Brettle Computer Consulting
218 http://www.brettle.com/
220 7485 Rush River Drive
225 I provide development, technical support, and training for free software
226 and open source systems including GNU/Linux, the GNU development suite,
227 Tcl/Tk, Emacs, and the GIMP.
229 I have over 9 years experience building and maintaining systems ranging
230 from computed tomography systems to airborne sensor control systems --
231 all with free software.
233 Rates range from $65.00/hr to $72.50/hr USD, depending upon work
234 location. I am also willing to work on fixed price contracts.
240 (703) 893-8967 (prefer email)
241 Northern-VA, D.C. Area (world-wide via internet)
242 Rates: $45/Hr + extra for site visit; less for educational or charitable organizations
246 Sun boxes running Solaris 2.5-up
247 HP9000s running HP/UX 8.07 - 10.X
248 IBM RS6000 running AIX 3.2.X-up
252 Most all FSF (Gnu) software
253 esp. GCC, GDB, Emacs, Binutils, GS, et al...
256 I'd be more than happy to assist anyone in my area with acquiring,
257 installing, and configuring any FSF tools/utilities on any of the
258 above systems. I'm also willing to work with other UNIX systems not
259 listed above. In addition, I'm glad to share my many years of
260 experience with anyone having difficulty using or configuring these
261 tools. I've been installing and using them for about 5 years now
262 and I'll swear by their quality and the people/principles that made
272 Ashland, MA 01721-1987
273 (Email and postal mail contacts only, please.)
274 Email: <craig@jcb-sc.com>
277 Compiler Internals (author of GNU Fortran, for example)
278 Operating Systems Internals
279 Tools/Utilities Development and Maintenance
280 Microcode Development and Maintenance (primarily VLIW machines)
281 System Design (computers, operating systems, toolsets, &c)
282 Debugging (often asked to help debug Other People's Code)
283 Documentation (authored many books and ran a few doc projects)
284 Extensive experience with a variety of operating systems, hardware,
287 Rate: $100/hour -- willing to consider flat-fee arrangements
291 Thomas Bushnell, BSG <thomas@gnu.org>
293 66 Highland Ave. No. 8
297 All GNU software: Installation, customization, answering simple or
298 complex questions, bug fixing, extension.
300 Experience: I have done Unix and GNU programming for many years.
301 I am the primary author of the Hurd (which provides most
302 kernel related facilities for the GNU OS).
304 I am easily available in the Cambridge/Boston area; work via email.
305 I am willing to travel for sufficiently large jobs.
307 Rates: $100/hr, negotiable, less for non-profit organizations.
311 C2V Michel Delval <mfd@c2v.com>
312 82 bd Haussmann Jean-Alain Le Borgne <jalb@c2v.com>
315 Tel (33 1) 40.08.07.07
316 Fax (33 1) 43.87.35.99
317 Compuserve 100413,1012
318 http://www.c2v.com/freesoft.htm
319 e-mail: <consult@c2v.com>
321 Services: we offer source or source+binary distribution,
322 installation, training, maintenance, technical support,
323 consulting, specific development and followup on the GNU software
324 development environment: Emacs, gcc/g++, binutils, gas, gdb.
326 Porting on new platforms, and professionally developing software
327 with the GNU tools in the Unix/X11 environment since they were
330 Experience: GNU C Compilation toolchain for the SGS-Thomson D950
333 GNU C compilation toolchain (cross-compiler, compiler, linker,
334 assembler, debugger) for SparcV7 ERC32 based space systems
335 (Sextant Avionique / Alcatel Espace).
337 Feasability study, analysis and prototyping of a complete
338 compilation toolchain based on the GNU programming tools for the
339 CSEM RISC microprocessor family.
341 Rates: from 2000 FF/day to 150 000 FF/year, 40% discount for
342 educational institutions, add taxes and expenses. Ask for list.
346 Bruce Dawson - <jbd@codemeta.com>
351 Specializing in GNU tools such as guile, CVS, gnats, bash, gawk, fileutils...
357 o Modification and development.
361 Rate: $75/hour or per quote.
363 http://www.codemeta.com
367 Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc@dOink.COM>
370 I can help folks with porting & installation of many GNU
371 and X packages on a variety of Unix platforms.
374 My rates depend on the scope of each project but range
375 from $35 to $90 per hour.
382 Phone: (608) 256-6901
383 Email: <couvares@poboxes.com>
384 Contact: Peter F. Couvares
386 Type of support: We offer phone/email support, installation, systems
387 integration, systems programming, training, and specialized consulting
388 services for free software in UNIX and NT environments.
390 Sample prices: USD100/hour commercial, 50/hour non-profit, sliding
391 scale for individuals.
395 Stuart Cracraft <cracraft@ai.mit.edu>
397 Laguna Niguel, CA, 92607, USA
399 Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~cracraft/index.html
400 Rate: $50/hour, and as appropriate for the project.
403 Entire GNU suite - porting, compilation, installation,
404 user-training, administrator-training.
406 Method: via any combination of telephone, dialup, Internet, in-person, email.
408 Experience: supporting GNU since project inception, original port of
409 GNU Emacs to Sun Solaris, original author of GNU Emacs online tutorial.
410 Expertise in C, Emacs Lisp, Perl, Expect, Oracle, Informix, SunOS, Solaris,
411 NIS, NFS, system-monitoring via paging. Unix System and Database
412 administration or development. Coordinator of the GNU mascots: GNU Chess,
417 Noel Cragg <noel@cyclic.com>
422 I'll do installation, debugging, and extension of GNU tools on a
423 contract basis. CVS and configuration management are my current
424 specialties. Rate: $75/hour or per-project negotiated fee.
430 1325 Chesapeake Terrace
431 Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
432 +1 408 542 9600 voice
435 Cygnus Solutions provides supported and maintained versions of gcc, g++, gdb
436 with GUI, GNU linker and GNU macro assembler. In addition, Cygnus provides
437 these GNU software development tools for well over 100 host-target
438 configurations. Support includes bug fixes and semi-annual releases of the
439 toolset. Each release is regression tested and includes substantial
440 improvements and additions to the current release. Support is available for
441 groups of 5 or 25 on a wide range of standard, special and vintage
442 toolchains for native and embedded applications. New target processors are
443 being added regularly. Rates for support for standard products start at $7495.
445 Cygnus Solutions contacts:
450 email: <kpowers@cygnus.com>
456 email: <westcott@cygnus.com>
457 Updated: 1997-09-02 by rms
459 Marcus G. Daniels <marcusd@gnu.org>
460 1399 Hyde Park Road <mgd@santafe.edu>
461 Santa Fe, NM 87501 <marcus@tdb.com>
464 I can customize, extend, port, and repair many types of free software.
465 I have software maintenance experience (e.g. CLISP, Swarm), and have
466 contributed to several GNU packages (e.g. Emacs). Twelve years of C
467 and Unix experience. Consulting rates start at $60 US/hr.
471 DSS Distributed Systems Software, Inc.
472 7500 Abercrombie Dr., Suite 103 <dss@dss.bc.ca>
473 Richmond, British Columbia V6Y 3J9 http://www.dss.bc.ca
474 CANADA (604) 270-9559
476 GNU-related services:
477 We specialize in support for GCC (mainly C and C++), including porting,
478 retargeting, and customizing.
479 Also, GNU and other free software that falls within our areas of expertise.
482 DSS provides software design, implementation, and consulting services.
485 o Client/Server architectures, computer networking, communication
487 o Directory systems, including X.500 and LDAP
488 o High-performance and special-purpose distributed systems and databases:
489 scalability, reliability, availability, transactions
490 o Computer systems performance analysis
492 Compilers, translators, and interpreters, including "small" and
493 special-purpose languages
496 Consulting rates are $85-$300 (Canadian dollars) per hour, plus
497 applicable taxes. Fixed-cost projects are also possible.
501 Echo Labs <echo@iinet.net.au>
502 29 Weld St, http://www.iinet.net.au/~echo/
507 Echo Labs is a software consultancy that also provides support and
508 development skills. Specialising in GNU software, particularly Tcl/Tk
509 and Linux. We can deliver systems at a fraction of the cost of those
510 based on more traditional technologies. Internet/intranet and data
511 communications solutions, for all platforms are undertaken. GUI
512 front-ends done quickly.
514 While typically involved in engineering and technical areas, any
515 GNU/Open Source software will be supported.
517 For further details see: http://www.iinet.net.au/~echo/
519 Experience: 13+ years C/Unix, Sun, SCO, Linux, Win/NT.
520 Secure WWW servers (Apache SSL), Ecommerce solutions.
521 Systems programming, device drivers, hardware interfacing.
522 GNU tools/utilities, Embedded & realtime systems.
523 Communications protocols and implementation.
525 Degrees: BAppSc (CS), Curtin University, Perth
527 Rates: AUS $50-75/hr neg.
531 Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>
532 Ford & Mason Ltd. http://www.ford-mason.co.uk/aford/
533 South Wing, Compton House Tel: +44 1531 829900
534 Compton Green, Redmarley Fax: +44 1531 829901
535 Gloucester, United Kingdom
538 * 18 years in the computer industry
539 * 14 years Unix/C programming experience
540 * 10 years experience with GNU software
541 * 4 years web experience (author of the first book about setting up a web site)
544 * Installing and customizing GNU and other free software
545 * GNU Emacs customization and emacs lisp coding
546 * Perl module development
547 * TeX and LaTeX macro development
548 * software development (especially in Perl, C, C++)
549 * web site setup (with Apache)
550 * web application development with mod_perl
551 * translation (German -> English)
552 * writing documentation
555 around 60 pounds/hour (approx US$80/hour) plus expenses
556 less for charities and non-profit organization
560 Free Software Association of Germany
563 6000 Frankfurt/Main 70
564 phone: (+49 69) 6312083)
565 ert : (+49-172-6987246)
566 email: (info@elara.fsag.de)
568 Supporting all kinds of freeware (i.e. GNU), freeware development, consulting,
569 training, installation. Special LINUX support group.
573 Companies and for profit
574 organizations : 100 US$ / hour
575 Private and not-for-profit
576 organizations : 40 US$ / hour
578 response team) : 300 US$ / hour
582 Noah Friedman <friedman@splode.com>
587 Author of several Emacs Lisp packages and parts of Emacs, as well as
588 numerous network and unix system utilities. Co-maintained GNU Texinfo and
589 Autoconf for a couple of years. Experienced unix systems engineer.
590 FSF employee Feb 1991--Sep 1994.
592 I can perform installation, porting, and enhancement of all GNU software
593 and any other free software, especially for Linux/GNU systems; design
594 high-capacity hardware-redundant servers for production environments;
595 provide consulting on the use of version control management with CVS; and I
596 am willing to provide handholding for shell programming and Emacs Lisp
599 Fees negotiable, averaging $100-$150/hour. I can work in the California
600 bay area or anywhere accessible on the Internet. For larger jobs I may be
605 Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg@monkeys.com>
607 1751 East Roseville Pkwy. #1828
612 Services: Development & porting of GNU software development tools.
615 Invented, designed, and implemented the protoize and
616 unprotoize tools supplied with GCC2.
618 Designed and developed all code to support the generation
619 of Dwarf symbolic debugging information for System V Release
622 Performed original port of GNU compilers to SVr4 system.
624 Finished port of GNU compilers to Intel i860 RISC
627 Experience: 13+ years UNIX systems experience, all working on compilers
630 7+ years working professionally on GCC, G++, and GDB under
631 contract to various firms including the Microelectronics
632 and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), Data General (DG),
633 Network Computing Devices (NCD), and Intel Corp.
635 Other qualifications:
636 Developer of the RoadTest (tm) C and C++ commercial
637 compiler test suites.
639 Former vice-chairman of UNIX International Programming
640 Languages Special Interest Group (UI/PLSIG).
642 Bachelor's and a Master's degrees, both in Computer Science.
644 Rates: Variable depending upon contract duration. Call for quote.
648 Kevin Harris <gordie@cyberramp.net>
651 Entire GNU suite - porting, compilation, installation and maintenance
652 Platforms: Any unix variant (AIX, *BSD, Digital Unix, HP/UX, GNU/Linux,
653 Solaris, SunOS, et al)
655 Method: Call-in via modem to your site, telnet, or on-site.
657 Rates: US $0-75/hour depending upon client requirements
659 Note: If you are an individual installing GNU software on your personal Linux
660 system, or are a non-profit organization, my hourly rate for you is simple:
661 FREE. You just have to pay for the phone calls and/or travel/lodging, if any is
664 Experience: I've used, supported and maintained GNU software on numerous unix
667 I have extensive experience in C, Emacs Lisp, Perl and general unix systems.
678 Rate: Varies depending on complexity of task.
679 Hourly and fixed-rate contracts are available.
680 Programs Supported: All
684 Interactive Information Limited is an Edinburgh-based company that
685 specialises in WWW services and in particular support for accessing
686 existing systems and information.
688 Our staff have many years experience in using, and developing lisp packages
689 within, Emacs, and in using other GNU/Unix tools, particularly under public
692 We can provide services throughout the UK, at any level from general
693 consultancy through fetching, installing and customising software to
694 bespoke programming. Fees would be in the range #300 - #600 per day,
695 depending primarily on the size of the job.
698 by email: <enquire@interactive.co.uk>
699 by phone: 0370 30 40 52 (UK)
700 (+44) 370 30 40 52 (International)
701 by post: 3, Lauriston Gardens,
707 Kaman Sciences Corporation
708 Griffiss Business & Technology Park
714 Dennis Fitzgerald <dfitzgerald@rome.kaman.com>
715 Tom Robbins <trobbins@rome.kaman.com>
717 Kaman Sciences has performed a GNU port for a custom RISC processor.
718 We have experience in the definition and description of the machine
719 register transfer language to the GNU tool-set. This includes rewriting
720 and modification of the necessary description and source files of gcc, gas,
721 and gld and other binutils. Kaman also has services for installation and
722 setup of GNU tools, (GAWK, GCC, EMACS, etc.) on Sun workstations.
724 Work is on a "service contract" basis and development is charged either
725 hourly or as a fixed price contract.
727 Consulting rates: $70 to $175 per hour.
731 Joseph R. Kiniry <kiniry@cs.caltech.edu>
732 Caltech Mailstop 256-80 http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~kiniry/
733 Pasadena, CA 91125 <jrk@metagenesis.com>
737 Long-term high-level consultant with four advanced degrees in a
738 variety of domains. See http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~kiniry/resume.html
739 for more information on professional and academic background.
741 I provide installation, porting, debugging, customization, design, and
742 development of GNU and other UNIX and non-UNIX software. I am or have
743 been a certified developer with Microsoft, SunSoft, NeXT, and Amiga.
744 I have a great deal of development and management experience and an
745 extremely broad background which contributes to my excellent system
746 integration capabilities. I have a special expertise and conduct
747 research in distributed systems and component/object technologies.
749 Time and material rates for local work vary regionally, but are
750 currently $250 per hour on the west coast. Other rates apply for
751 long-term jobs (day rates, travel, etc.) and remote work (usually 1/2
752 fee). I am interested in fixed-bid jobs and will work for lower rates
753 for non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
759 http://www.ebb.org/bkuhn
761 I am available for Unix system administration and software development
762 consulting, including but not limited to installation, configuration and
763 integration of GNU tools and other copy-lefted software such as GNU/Linux
764 and the various distributions of GNU/Linux.
766 Please visit my homepage for more information on my background and skills. My
767 resume is also available there.
769 I am available for both 1099 (preferred) and W2 on-site contracting in the
770 Cincinnati, OH, USA metropolitan area, as well as remote consulting via dialup
771 or Internet connection anywhere in the USA. I have no interest in permanent
772 relocation at this time.
774 My rate varies greatly between $25-$40/hour, depending on the circumstances.
775 Rates for non-profit organizations are substantially lower, and possibly free.
779 Fen Labalme <fen@comedia.com>
780 CoMedia Consulting http://www.comedia.com/
781 142 S. Lake Merced Hill WE ARE EVERYWHERE
782 San Francisco CA 94132 JUST SAY "KNOW"
784 Consulting, installation, customization and training for GNU Emacs,
785 and selected other GNU & network software. Design & implementation
786 of free software projects, as well as software engineering & system
787 design. I have been hacking Emacs since '76 when it was TECO and ^R
788 macros (don't ask), and am inter/intra-network, UNIX & Web friendly.
790 Rates: $150 hour & up, depending; flat rate jobs considered.
791 Lower rates, barter or free for selected non-profits.
801 Phone: +61-8-8388-8250
803 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062
804 Mail <grog@lemis.com>
806 Services: Supply, porting, installation, consultation on all GNU
809 Experience: 25 years OS and compiler experience, ports of most GNU
810 products. Author of ported software CD-ROM for UNIX System V.4.2,
811 "Porting UNIX Software" (O'Reilly), "Installing and Running FreeBSD"
812 and "The Complete FreeBSD" (both Walnut Creek).
814 Rates: Choice of AUD 180 per hour or hotline rates AUD 3 per minute.
815 Outside Australia, $US 100 per hour or $US 2 per minute. Quick
816 questions may be free. Limited free support available for
817 purchasers of LEMIS CD-ROMs.
821 Alan Lehotsky <qsmgmt@tiac.net>
822 Quality Software Management
830 - Support for GNU compilers, including rehost/retarget
831 - General system software work (SW tools, O/S, device drivers)
832 - runtime library (especially floating point)
834 - software process improvement
836 Experience: 15+ years of design and implementation of optimizing
837 compilers. "Mr. Bliss" at Digital in the 70's and early
838 80's. Experience with Motorola 68k, PowerPC, SPARC, x86,
839 NS32K, ADI SHARC DSP. Compilers for languages including
840 Ada, BLISS, C, C++, FORTRAN, Pascal, Modula/2, O/S
841 experience includes Unix (OSF/1, SunOS, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX),
842 VAX/VMS, Windows/NT, MacOS.
844 4 years experience with GCC internals, including major
845 changes to support 8 bit bytes on word-address SHARC DSP.
850 fixed price possible for well-defined deliverables
854 Rohan Lenard <rjl@wr.com.au>
860 * The human face behind the bug-g++@gnu.org mailing list - known
861 in the past as <rjl@iassf.easams.com.au> and <rjl@ot.com.au> - now
862 known as <rjl@wr.com.au>.
864 * Interested in providing first line support and development.
866 Experience: 10+ years C/Unix, 6+ years C++
867 Extensive experience with GNU tools, cross-compilers,
868 embedded/hosted systems, realtime, simulations,
869 and military software.
871 Degrees: BSc (CS), BE (Comms), University of Melbourne
873 Rates: AUS $75+/hr neg.
877 Reuven M. Lerner <reuven@netvision.net.il>
882 Phone: 04-824-2265 (within Israel)
883 +972-4-824-2265 (outside of Israel)
885 Fax: 04-826-1219 (within Israel)
886 +972-4-826-1219 (outside of Israel)
888 WWW: http://www.netvision.net.il/php/reuven
890 - System and network administration, especially Linux-based systems
892 - Administration, training, and programming for Internet nodes and
894 - Installation, support and training in the use of Linux, Emacs, Perl,
895 and other free software
896 - Expertise in C, Emacs Lisp, and Perl
898 Consulting rates: $75/hour, less for educational institutions.
902 Richard Levitte (in TeX: Richard Levitte
903 Levitte Programming Levitte Programming
904 Spannvagen 38, I Spannv\"agen 28, I
905 S-168 35 Bromma S-168 35 Bromma
907 Tel.nr.: +46 (8) 26 52 47 (there is an answering machine)
908 Cellular: +46 (10) 222 64 05
909 e-mail: <levitte@lp.se>
912 Primarily I work on GNU software for VMS, both VAX and AXP. I've
913 been porting GNU Emacs to VMS since spring 1991. I've ported a
914 bunch of other GNU programs as well. I maintain GNU vmslib.
915 For further info, see http://www.lp.se/~levitte/prof/resume.html
918 To a varying degree (ranging from extension and porting to
919 installation and simple questions) at the time of updating this
921 - GNU vmslib, emacs, autoconf, zip, diffutils, m4, patch, texinfo,
922 C/C++; on both VMS and Unix.
923 - Other GNU programs to a small degree; on Unix.
924 For further info, look at http://www.lp.se/products/gnu.html
927 Fluent in TeX/LaTeX and many programming languages.
928 Modified key elements in Emacs (e.g., memory and process management)
929 to work transparently on VMS. I have very good knowledge in the VMS
930 operating system. I'm also knowledged in the a few Unix flavors.
931 For further info, see http://www.lp.se/~levitte/prof/resume.html
934 $70-$100/hour (500-800 SEK in sweden), plus expenses. My rates
935 are negotiable, depending on how interesting the project is to me.
939 Sean Levy <attila@StAlphonsos.COM>
940 352 Roup Ave http://www.StAlphonsos.COM/~attila/
941 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 +1.412.361.7802
944 I have been a professional hacker for over 15 years, and have worked on
945 everything from PDP-10's and -11's and early microcomputers to modern Unix
946 workstations of various kinds, at all levels. I've done every kind of
947 hacking, in many different languages (including some I designed and
948 implemented). Current efforts are focused on Linux, GNU software, WWW-based
949 systems, and security. My resume and PGP key are available via my web
952 Based in Pittsburgh, PA, available anywhere via the Internet. Possibility
953 of travel for some jobs. Speak Spanish, have traveled in Europe and
956 Rates: $100 USD/hour standard, lower for non-profits or other worthy causes,
957 $200 USD/hour for pager access and 24-hour support
961 Lexa Software info@lexa.com
962 1590 The Alameda, Suite 102
966 +1 408 278-2043 voice
971 Lexa Software provides support for GNU C/C++ including the GNU debugger
972 and linker. Lexa has extensive experience supporting GCC/G++ on SNI
973 and Pyramid as well as all other MIPS ABI platforms. We offer support
974 to 2, 5, 25 and larger number of users via phone, email, ftp.
978 Gord Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.org>
979 #15, 2105 Cornwall Street http://www.fig.org/~gord/
980 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2K8 Voice: (306) 522-7884
983 I will gladly help novice and intermediate computer users to install,
984 understand, and use free software, whether or not I have prior
985 experience with that software. I know my limitations well, and will
986 freely give other contacts if I cannot solve your problem myself.
988 I have over 3 years of experience with several of the major free OSes:
989 Linux/GNU (Red Hat, Debian, Slackware), NetBSD, FreeBSD, and GNU/Hurd.
990 Some of my specialties are networking, Emacs, Automake, Autoconf, C,
991 Perl, and shell script programming.
993 My rates are negotiable depending on the task: usually $10-$40
1000 Pittsburgh, PA 15217
1001 Home: (412) 422-0688
1002 <mccallum@cs.cmu.edu>
1003 http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/mccallum
1005 Services: Support, enhancements, new development in:
1007 GNUstep, both graphical and non-graphical.
1008 GNUstep Base Library: libgnustep-base
1009 (especially Distributed Objects)
1010 Interface between Objective-C and Guile or TCL: libguileobjc.
1012 Experience: 10+ years of UNIX experience.
1013 Programming for NeXTSTEP since version 0.8, 1988.
1014 MA and PhD in Computer Science.
1015 Extensive work on GNU Objective C Runtime.
1016 Author of GNUstep Base Library, including Distributed Objects
1017 FSF Chief Maintainer of the GNUstep Project.
1018 Contributor to GCC, Emacs, Guile.
1019 C, Objective-C, Postscript, Scheme, Lisp, ELisp, Linux.
1020 English and Francais.
1022 Rates: $90-$150 / hour, negotiable, depending on many variables.
1026 Mark P. Mitchell <mmitchell@usa.net>
1027 3421 El Camino Real #35
1030 http://home.earthlink.net/~mbmitchell/consulting.html
1034 I am an experienced software engineer, with particular expertise in
1035 the field of programming tools. I am responsible for the
1036 implementation of member templates in currently available versions of
1037 G++ as well as many other G++ bug-fixes, and continue to work actively on
1040 I am willing to work on any and all projects involving free software.
1042 Please see my resume at the above URL for further information on
1043 my experience and qualifications.
1047 My standard rate is $125/hr, but I am willing to negotiate flat fees, and
1048 discounts for deserving organizations.
1052 NET-Community <scottc@net-community.com>
1053 526 NW 21st, #48 http://www.net-community.com
1054 Portland, OR 97209 USA
1055 1-503-279-8845 voice
1057 NET-Community provides support for the complete GNUstep toolset
1058 including the Objective-C runtime within GCC, the GNUstep Base Library,
1059 the Display Ghostscript system, the GNUstep GUI Library, the GNUstep
1060 X/DPS GUI Backend, and the GNUstep Database Library. NET-Community also
1061 provides support for its own MediaBook software including the MediaBook
1062 Random Library and the MediaBook Speech Synthesis Library.
1063 NET-Community actively supports and develops free software on all
1064 GNUstep platforms; a portion of the proceeds, usually 20%, generated
1065 from CD-ROM sales go towards additional development and enhancement of
1070 Thi Nguyen <ttn@netcom.com>
1071 San Jose, CA, USA +1 408 314 3470
1073 Expertise: Hardware Verification Tools and Environment
1074 - simulators / transactors / stimulus generators
1075 - scripts of all sorts / environment / flows
1076 - elisp customizations
1077 - speak: C, C++, elisp, Scheme, Perl, Verilog, sh
1079 Please see ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tt/ttn/resume.html for resume.
1081 Rate: $100/hr, possibly less
1087 Simpsonville, MD 21150
1091 What I do: Mathematical modeling and model building using Gnu
1092 and other Free Software. Scientific and engineering
1093 analysis, modeling, and programming in FORTRAN, C, LISP,
1094 Java, and Smalltalk. Statistical analysis.
1095 Emacs customization.
1097 Examples of my previous work:
1098 1. I built the model used predict the
1099 amount of work required to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil
1100 spill. Model was completed in ten days, used to allocate
1101 resources for $2 billion summer cleanup, predictions were
1103 2. I built a model applying commercial capital
1104 investment standards to a Federal Agency budget, helped
1105 support $250 Million budget increase.
1107 Credo: Engineering is the art of applying a professional
1108 knowledge of mathematics and the physical sciences to
1109 improve the quality of life.
1111 Rates: $225/hour (+ travel and expenses) on site,
1112 $175/hour remote access.
1114 Notes: 1. Visiting Lecturer for Society for Industrial and Applied
1115 Mathematics: Will speak without fee about Valdez model
1116 (or other work) to Educational and not-for-profit
1117 organizations (plus most-economical travel and living
1118 expenses or travel or living arrangements in kind).
1120 2. I do not accept offers which pose even the appearance
1121 of conflict of interest with any present or former client
1126 Open Systems Consultants a.s Open Systems Consultants a.s
1127 St. Olavsgt. 24 Fabrikkvn 8
1128 N-0166 OSLO N-4033 FORUS
1133 +47 22 20 40 50 +47 22 20 02 85
1136 http://www.osc.no <gnu-support@osc.no>
1138 Open Systems Consultants a.s can provide programming support for all
1139 GNU software -- extending or adopting it to meet customer needs.
1140 Prices vary with software and project. Hourly fees are in the $80-120
1141 range. Fixed-priced projects are also available. Phone support is
1142 available only for customers with support contracts.
1146 Francesco Potorti` <F.Potorti@cnuce.cnr.it>
1151 Emacs: installation and maintenance, training and tutorials,
1152 customisation, extensions, troubleshooting. Author of some of
1153 the packages in the emacs distribution, has made the porting
1154 of emacs to the Motorola Delta architecture.
1156 Other: installation and maintenance of GNU software. Experience with
1157 hylafax, RCS, gperf, etags, smail, indent, diff, gawk, gcc,
1158 screen. Is the current maintainer of etags.
1160 Rates: 30-80 KL/hr, depending on experience on the particular task.
1161 Average is 50 KL/hr $50/hr.
1162 Prefer e-mail communication to telephone.
1164 Qualifications: Electronic Engineering degree, Pisa. Full time
1165 researcher in CNUCE-CNR.
1166 Familiar with elisp programming and porting of C programs.
1170 Dipl.-Inform. Klaus K?mpf <kkaempf@rmi.de>
1175 - 15 years C/Unix experience
1176 - 6 years VMS experience
1177 - Ported BFD library, Binutils, GNU Assembler, GNU C, GNU C++,
1178 GNU C++ libraries, and GNU Make to openVMS/Alpha.
1180 I do a lot of cross-platform (Unix/Linux-OpenVMS-WindowsNT) development
1181 mostly with the GNU compiler environment. I am actively supporting GNU
1182 software on OpenVMS/Alpha and OpenVMS/VAX.
1189 Contact: Jeffrey Siegal
1193 Area of focus: Embedded systems--using GNU software to develop for
1194 embedded systems, porting GNU software to embedded systems, extending GNU
1195 software to better support embedded environments, developing new tools and
1196 utilities for embedded development using GNU software.
1198 Services: porting, development, support, project management, advisory
1201 Rates: $125-$250/hour or fixed fees depending on services provided.
1205 Wolfgang S. Rupprecht <wolfgang@wsrcc.com>
1207 Fremont, CA 94539-3827
1210 Anything, (lisp, C, customization, porting, installing) I have
1211 written thousands of lines of GNU Emacs C and Lisp code. Original
1212 author of the floating point additions in Emacs 19.
1220 Email: shalunov@mccme.ru
1223 Installing, configuring, helping learn any free software.
1224 Handholding, trouble shooting. Making custom changes to free
1225 software written in C. Teaching, lecturing, consulting.
1227 Want to have a free OS with free software serving your needs but do
1228 not want to spend time yourself or not very skilled with the
1229 computers? Cannot decide which free software suits your needs
1230 better? Drop me a line.
1232 Well, essentially, anything else on special request. :-)
1234 Rate: $30/hour if you are in Moscow and I am there when you request
1235 job done, $50 if the job may be done remotely (like configuring user
1236 level program), $60/hour + travel expenses otherwise. (Negotiable,
1237 significant discounts may apply.)
1244 <acs@alumni.princeton.edu>
1246 I have been a professional programmer for 20 years, with most of that time
1247 spent doing UNIX/C/C++ hacking. My specialties are (in no particular
1248 order): system/kernel hacking, speech recognition, perl, object-oriented
1249 design and analysis, FSF software (I have built nearly every FSF package on
1250 several different platforms), small language design and implementation, and
1251 HTML/web programming. Currently I'm a member of the XEmacs and egcs beta
1252 teams. My rates vary from $60 - $100 per hour, depending on the size of the
1257 Signum Support AB <info@signum.se>
1259 S-583 30 Linkoping, Sweden
1260 +46 13 21 46 00 voice
1262 http://www.signum.se/
1264 Signum Support AB is a company dedicated to supporting, developing and
1265 distributing free software for mainly UNIX systems. The people behind
1266 Signum Support AB have many years of general UNIX and Internet
1267 experience, both as system administrators and as programmers, and also
1268 extensive experience in maintaining and administering the GNU programs
1271 Signum Support develops and markets the free GUI equipped Readynet
1272 Internet server, the free PHTTPD http server and the easy to use Linux
1273 based Fuego firewall.
1277 - Support on Internet service software, especially the free
1278 Readynet Internet server we have developed for Linux.
1280 - Customization of Linux.
1281 - Installation and customizing GNU and other free software. We are
1282 making free software as easy to install and use as shrink wrapped
1284 - Warranty protection.
1285 - Finding, Recommending and Investigation of free software in any
1286 area of the customer's choice.
1287 - Regular consulting.
1289 Rates: For software items, request our price list.
1290 For consulting, 700-900 SEK/hour.
1294 Jon Solomon <jsol@gnu.org>
1295 235 Main St., Apt 3C-1
1296 East Hartford, Conn. 06118
1299 Maintains all GNU software... Available for General Consulting
1300 (contact me if you are interested)...
1301 Sendmail a specialty... Can answer questions pertaining to the
1302 installation, maintenance, bug reporting and fixing for
1303 most GNU products... Adhering to the FSF/GNU copyleft for all
1304 work... (I only charge for the time it takes to do the above,
1305 the software (and most GNU copyleft'd software) is free.
1306 I can make tapes for you if you need that...
1310 Name: Julian Stacey <jhs@freebsd.org>
1311 Location: Munich Germany, & on the Internet.
1312 Qualifications: University Degree, BSc Hons Computer & Cybernetics, 1980.
1313 Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.260812 Data: +49.89.26023276
1314 Resume: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/
1316 Rate: 130-170 DM/Hour. 2.7846 DM = 1 Pound = US $1.6332
1317 Commercial Independent Freelance Consultancy:
1318 Any Unix (inc FreeBSD, Linux etc), C, X-Windows, FSF Tools,
1319 Internet, Systems engineering, hardware interfacing,
1320 real time, comms & scientific industrial, even Cyrillic &
1321 Chinese interfaces etc. No Emacs. No Cobol.
1322 Free Sources: FSF, FreeBSD & NetBSD CVS & current (daily!) & releases,
1323 X-Windows, XFree86, Free dial in soon (details on web).
1324 Media Copy Charge ~DM 100 QIC 1/4" 525M, 150M, & 60M; & CAS-60M.
1325 Free GCC-1.40 For Symmetric Computer Systems Model 375 (native cc is broken).
1326 Languages: Deutsch & Francais
1327 Man kann mir in Deutsch schreiben, (oder mich anrufen).
1328 Je comprend Francais, mais je n'ecris pas des responses en Fr.
1330 - The Free Software Foundation do not pay me.
1331 - I earn my living from professional consultancy fees.
1332 - Though I write code for public domain ...
1333 - I will Not solve stranger's complex problems for free !
1334 WHEN CONTACTING ME, DO THIS :-
1335 1) Tell me Immediately, Are You:
1336 A) Expecting to pay my bill for professional consultancy.
1337 B) Seeking a few minutes advice free of charge.
1338 2) Give me your email address, or that of a friend.
1339 or Volunteer to phone back ~ 5 days later to collect follow-up
1340 info. from the net. (No I will not incur bills phoning you back).
1341 3) Speak English if you want free advice ! I speak German, &
1342 listen in French, but if you're not paying, make some effort too !
1346 Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
1350 Emacs: anything whatever
1351 Is anyone interested in courses in using or extending GNU Emacs?
1353 Original inventor of Emacs and main author of GNU Emacs and GCC.
1355 Rates: $6/min or $250/hr.
1359 Kayvan Sylvan <kayvan@sylvan.com>
1362 San Jose, CA 95136-1517
1363 Phone: (408) 978-1407
1366 I will help you port, install and customize GNU Emacs, GCC, G++,
1367 bison, and other GNU tools on almost any architecture and operating
1368 system. Questions answered. GNU C and lisp hacking available. I will
1369 also do ongoing support and periodic upgrades if you get on my GNU
1370 software subscription list.
1372 Rates: $70-$100/hour, depending on type of work. Substantial discounts
1373 for long-term contracts and also for educational or non-profit
1376 Experience: Many different Unix systems (2.9BSD to 4.4BSD, Xenix, SVR3 and
1377 SVR4, Linux, FreeBSD). Systems programming and system administration on all
1378 brands of Unix. Kernel hacking experience. Lots of porting experience.
1382 TerraTel AB <info@netg.se>
1384 S-417 56 G=F6teborg, Sweden
1385 +46 31 50 79 40 voice
1389 TerraTel AB is a company that does consultant jobs and holds courses
1390 in the fields of Unix software, TCP/IP networking and Internet
1391 applications. The people behind TerraTel AB have many years
1392 of general UNIX experience, both as system administrators and as
1393 programmers, and also extensive experience in maintaining the GNU
1394 programs; in administration as well as finding and fixing bugs.
1398 - Installation and customizing GNU and other free software. We will
1399 make free software as easy to install and use as shrink wrapped
1401 - Service and support subscriptions.
1402 - Warranty protection.
1403 - Customization and porting.
1404 - Subscriptions to new versions which we will send monthly or with
1406 - Finding, recommending and investigating free software in any
1407 area of the customers choice.
1408 - Regular consulting.
1409 - Support on Internet service software, especially the free
1411 - Freeware based courses in Unix usage, C, C++, or any GNU tools
1413 Rates: For courses, contact us for a quote,
1414 For consulting, $60-120/hour, depending on contract length.
1418 Jonathan Thornburg / BKIS Consulting
1419 E-mail: <bkis@island.net> (preferred way to contact me)
1420 Postal: Box 8-7, Thetis Island BC V0R 2Y0, Canada
1421 Phone: (250) 246-3640 (somewhat unreliable)
1423 * B.Sc (Honors 1st Class) in Math+Physics+CS, M.Sc and Ph.D in Astronomy
1424 * 20+ years computing experience using a wide range of software and
1425 hardware environments
1427 * Very fluent in C (15+ years experience)
1428 * Fluent in C++, Perl, sh, csh, Awk, Fortran, PL/I, Pascal, APL, Lisp,
1429 Basic, Maple, Reduce, various machine languages
1430 * Very fluent (10+ years experience) in general Unix toolset and programming
1431 * Good knowledge (4+ years experience) of Unix system administration
1433 * Strong background (both theory and practical experience) in Unix/network
1434 security, computer graphics, X and Motif GUI programming
1435 * Good general knowledge of Unix (kernel) internals and device drivers
1436 * Very fluent in LaTeX, TeX, also HTML, HTTP, and CGI programming
1437 * Member of Usenix (professional and technical Unix association) and
1438 SAGE (system administrator's guild)
1440 * Very strong background (extensive experience) in numerical analysis
1441 * Strong backgrounds in hardware architecture, microprogramming,
1442 programming language implementation, compiler theory, data structures,
1443 OS design and internals, networking, symbolic manipulation, AI
1445 I'm available for Unix-based contract programming, software installation,
1446 and/or general system administration. My recent projects include several
1447 20K-50K 50K line C/Maple/Awk scientific applications, several small (1K line)
1448 Perl/Awk text processors and "system glue" CGI programs, finding and fixing
1449 bugs in a (free) 50K line graphics package, and a partially completed project
1450 to port (really rewrite) the GUI of a 50K line C++ Netscape plugin from
1451 Win32 to Unix/X/Motif.
1453 Unless otherwise required by a client, all the software I write is covered
1454 by the GNU General Public License. My basic rate is Can$50/hour for work I
1455 can do remotely over the Internet, more for on-site work, less for selected
1456 non-profit organizations.
1460 Leonard H. Tower Jr. <tower@ai.mit.edu>
1462 Somerville, MA 02143
1466 Will work on most GNU software.
1467 Installation, handholding, trouble shooting, extensions, teaching.
1469 Rates: $ 150.00/hour + travel expenses. Fixed fee quotes available.
1470 Negotiable for non-profits.
1472 Experience: Have hacked on over a dozen architectures in many languages. Have
1473 system mothered too many varieties of Unixes. Assisted rms with the front end
1474 of gcc and its back-end support. Resume available on request.
1480 Schleiermacherstrasse 12
1483 Phone: +49 911 59818-0
1484 Fax: +49 911 59818-11
1486 http://info.noris.de/ (German)
1489 OS internals, esp. Linux and BSD, esp. device drivers
1490 Network protocol / program design and coding
1491 Utilities coding and maintenance
1492 Program debugging, testing
1493 User interface design and testing
1494 Several programming and tool languages
1497 Installation, debugging, enhancement, distribution,
1498 for all kinds of free software.
1499 System administration for most Unix-like systems.
1500 Email, Fax, phone, and in-person consulting (and/or "question answering").
1501 Remote support and system monitoring (over the Internet),
1502 Update service (new tools tested and installed automagically)
1506 DM 150 (~$85) per hour
1507 Support contracts start at DM 220/month + DM 30/supported system.
1508 Willing to travel for sufficiently large jobs.
1509 Rates don't include taxes.
1514 <vangool@fel.tno.nl>
1516 Address: Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research
1517 Physics and Electronics Laboratory
1518 PO Box 96864, 2509 JG the Hague
1521 Phone: +31-70-3740260
1522 Fax : +31-70-3740652
1524 I would like to provide unpaid support for the following things:
1529 - compilation and installation of most GNU packages
1535 Somerville, MA 02144-2629
1538 I can install GNU software, customize it, fix bugs, answer questions,
1541 I am fluent in C, emacs lisp, Bourne shell, and awk. I also have a
1542 good understanding of automake and autoconf.
1544 I have modified identd, cvs, and ftpd to change their security
1545 procedures; I have modified the GNU fileutils to understand new flag
1546 bits that were added to the Hurd. I have been involved in developing
1547 Hurd translators. Long ago, I worked on developing a web browser;
1548 that project was eventually killed, but I learned a lot in the
1551 I am experienced in webmastering and system administration.
1553 Rate: $100/hour, negotiable.
1557 EMail: <aw@math.uni-sb.de>
1558 Telephone on request.
1560 I support GNU software on the following platforms:
1565 other platforms on request.
1567 Usual rates: 20DM per hour. Free support for private people as time
1573 xprt Computer Consulting, Inc.
1576 (281) 480-UNIX, <jody@sccsi.com>
1578 We have supported, installed, and used the entire GNU software suite
1579 for over 8 years on many different Unix platforms. We have written
1580 character device drivers and proc file systems for custom hardware
1581 running on Linux. In addition, we have developed a custom X11 server
1582 and X input extensions. Our consulting rate is $150.00 US dollars per
1583 hour, negotiable, plus a per diem for out of town work.
1589 Open Technologies Corporation
1590 Sun Lotus Bldg. 2nd Floor
1591 2-9-1 Chuou, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164 Japan
1592 Tel: +81-3-3365-2911 Fax: +81-3-3365-2920
1593 E-mail: <zhou@opentech.co.jp>
1595 My profile is listed at: http://www.opentech.co.jp/~zhou/
1597 I have two years of experience porting and supporting GNU C Compiler and
1598 GNU Assembler at the Wingnut project of SRA, Inc., Tokyo.
1600 I can provide free consultation on these products if the problem is not
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