Gary Sims
Writer And Content Creator
Brasov, Romania
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Top SchoolGary Sims is a freelance writer, content creator and Linux/FreeBSD consultant with roots in open-source dating back to the mid-1990s. He began exploring Unix at Portsmouth University and honed his systems and C/C++ skills at Digital Equipment Corporation, contributing to networking, mail gateways and Java client projects before moving into embedded and real-time development. Since relocating to Romania in 2003 he has combined hands-on consulting with prolific technical writing—authoring a Packt book on FreeNAS and contributing to outlets including Linux.com, Android Authority and SourceForge-era publications. His background spans low-level systems engineering (network gateways, DVB/MPEG2 scramblers on PowerPC/RTOS) through to accessible consumer tech content, giving him a rare blend of deep systems expertise and clear public-facing communication. Based in Brasov, he continues to create articles and video content while advising on Unix-like OS deployments and open-source tooling.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Wimbledon CollegeBSc, Business Information Systems, BSc, Business Information Systems at University of Portsmouth
Romanian, English
Stackoverflow
26reputation
299reached
1answer
0questions
Github Skills (23)
gpio7
raspberry6
user-profile6
windows6
robocopy6
piccolo5
cortex5
modular5
raspberry-pi-pico5
fundamentals4
linux4
raspberry-pi4
arm4
python3
multitasking3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
garysims/balloonorbomb
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
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