Brian Tiemann

Brian Tiemann is a freelance technology columnist and software engineer who has operated his own business and leisure websites on servers running BSD-the technology underlying Mac OS X-since 1995. As an outspoken advocate for the Apple Macintosh platform as well as for FreeBSD, he values a synthesis between open-source and closed-source development and believes FreeBSD and Mac OS X both validate that synthesis for the benefit of all users. He resides in San Jose, is a graduate of Caltech, and...See more

Brian Tiemann is a freelance technology columnist and software engineer who has operated his own business and leisure websites on servers running BSD-the technology underlying Mac OS X-since 1995. As an outspoken advocate for the Apple Macintosh platform as well as for FreeBSD, he values a synthesis between open-source and closed-source development and believes FreeBSD and Mac OS X both validate that synthesis for the benefit of all users. He resides in San Jose, is a graduate of Caltech, and is the author of "Mac OS X Tiger in a Snap "and "FreeBSD Unleashed." See less