Adrian Offerman has a M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from Delft University of Technology and a M.Sc. degree in Psychology from Leiden University, both in the Netherlands. He has been working for over twenty years as an independent IT specialist journalist and as a consultant and engineer, focussing on technology, business and markets. Currently, he works on projects involving internet and web technologies, building on Linux and Open Source Software. He is also involved in several technology communications projects on internet and networking technology, security, cryptography, Linux, and