The following people contributed their hacks, writing, and inspiration to this book: By day, Schuyler Erle (http://nocat.net/) works as a software engineer for O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. By night, he hacks on Free Software and agitates for the cause of community networking. Schuyler is also chief architect of NoCatAuth, a leading open source captive portal application. Michael Erskine (http://www.freeantennas.com) works at Kaballero.Com. Based in the heart of Southern California's "Digital Coast," Dr. Trevor Marshall (http://www.trevormarshall.com/) offers a full spectrum of consulting services in technologies ranging from Wi-Fi Security and Internet Infrastructure through RF, Hardware, Software, and Audio/Video to Biomedical and Prepress. Previous speaking engagements have included COMDEX, Microprocessor Forums, and WLAN/Wi-Fi Security conferences in Paris, Boston, and Santa Clara. Terry Schmidt (http://www.nycwireless.net/) is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Emenity, Inc. (http://www.cloudnetworks.com/) and is a leading expert on wireless networking technologies and applications. He has presented at major information technology conferences, including MacWorld, the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference, and 802.11Planet. Roger Weeks (http://nocat.net/) has over ten years of experience in systems and network administration. Most recently he has been involved in building a wireless internet cooperative in Sonoma County, CA. In his spare time, he grows and sells organic herbs. Ron Wickersham (http://www.alembic.com/) is an inventor and the Chief Engineer at Alembic, Inc. where he designs guitar electronics. His hobbies involve everything interesting in the Universe including The Amateur Sky Survey and watering the flowers. |