About Me
My name is Joe ‘Zonker’ Brockmeier, and if you’re wondering, I prefer Zonker. I’m a Linux geek, and have been using Linux since 1996 when I discovered Slackware Linux, and have been working with Linux and writing about it since about 1999.
I’ve written for Linux Magazine, Sys Admin, IBM developerWorks, Linux Weekly News, Enterprise Linux Magazine, NewsFactor, ComputorEdge, Corante, ZDNet, Unix Review, NewsForge.com, Linux.com, and a few other publications that slip my mind at the moment. I’ve also written and contributed to books about Slackware Linux, DocBook, Linux Networking, and other open source topics.
As of February 1st, I joined Novell as the openSUSE Community Manager. You can find my blog for all things openSUSE at zonker.opensuse.org.
Where and When
I grew up in Pacific, Missouri and went to East Central Community College and Truman State University, and moved to Denver, Colorado in 1999 to work with LinuxMall.com (now defunct) and started working as a freelancer in 2000, off and on, until taking the OSTG job in 2005. I’ve also worked as a systems administrator, news director (radio), DJ, audio director and video editor for TV news, and a number of other assorted jobs.