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Mohammed J. Kabir

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Red Hat Linux

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Optimization

Mohammed J. Kabir

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Red Hat Linux Security and Optimization

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About the Author

Mohammed Kabir is the founder and CEO of Evoknow, Inc. His company specializes

in open-source solutions and customer relationship management software develop-

ment. When he is not busy managing software projects or writing books, he enjoys

traveling around the world. Kabir studied computer engineering at California State

University, Sacramento. He is also the author of Red Hat Linux Server and Apache

Server Bible. He can be reached at kabir@evoknow.com.

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