Cathy Malmrose is a hardware geek with a passion for community. Having grown up in Microsoft's backyard, then spending time amongst the Dellionaires in Austin, she couldn't help but learn about the long-term hardware and software development process. She is now based in Berkeley, California, surrounded by the best hardware suppliers. The market and economy made it obvious that her next step would be to form a Linux hardware company. She enjoys the talent of the people in the Bay Area and particularly enjoys meeting new Linux users at various get-togethers. Her current task is building hardware that just works behind the scenes.