Matt Oquist is a Software Freedom evangelist living in Hudson, NH, USA. Matt obtained his B.S. in computer science from Taylor University in 2001 and worked on Tru64 Unix and then HPUX for Compaq/HP until he escaped into the world of Free Software. Now he independently contracts for institutions (especially schools) wishing to migrate to or integrate with GNU/Linux and other Free Software.

Matt has started an open letter to educational institutions that you can personalize for your own area -- please do so!

Matt is one of the co-founders of Software Freedom Day, and he currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer on the board of directors of the non-profit organization[1] Software Freedom International.

Matt's website is majen.net, and he can be reached by email to moquist@softwarefreedomday.org or by chatting with 'moquist' via IRC in #sfd on irc.freenode.net.

[1] Software Freedom International has not yet completed the application for 501(c)(3) status with the U.S. IRS. Yes, this is primarily Matt's reponsibility. If you have experience with 501(c)(3) applications and want to help, please

email Matt:).

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