My name is Joe Brockmeier, though a lot of friends call me Zonker. No exciting story behind the nick, I’m afraid — it goes back to an “underground” newspaper I worked on in college.
I’m a Software Freedom advocate and enthusiast. I’ve been using Linux since 1996 when I discovered Slackware Linux, and have been working with Linux and writing about it since about 1999.
I write or have written for Linux Magazine, Sys Admin, IBM developerWorks, Linux Weekly News, Enterprise Linux Magazine, NewsFactor, ComputorEdge, Corante, ZDNet, Unix Review, NewsForge.com, Linux.com, OStatic.com, Ars Technica, OStatic, 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.
From 2008 through early 2010, I worked with Novell as the openSUSE Community Manager.
I am currently self-employed and working with a number of interesting clients on writing projects, and devoting a more time to helping free software projects. I’m a member of the GNOME Foundation and the GNOME PR team lead.
Contact Me
Want to get in touch? I’m easy to find!
- Email: jzb -at- zonker.net
- Identi.ca and Twitter: I can be found as jzb on Identi.ca and Twitter.
- IRC: When I’m not traveling, I’m frequently on Freenode and GNOME IRC as jbrockmeier — feel free to /msg me if you need to get in touch!
- IM: I’m often logged into IM during normal business hours. If I don’t respond right away, it’s probably because I’ve forgotten to log out when I’ve gone AFK.
- AIM: zonkerjoe
- GTalk: xonker
- Jabber: jzb at zonker.net
Phone: If you need to get in touch by phone, please send me an email and I’ll set up a time to talk, or feel free to leave me a message on Google Voice: 941-932-8283.