eXperimental Computing Facility
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Founded in 1986, the eXperimental Computing Facility (XCF) is an undergraduate computing-interest organization at University of California, Berkeley. The "Experimental" description was given in contrast to the Open Computing Facility and the Computer Science Undergraduate Association,[1] which support most of the general-interest computing desires of the campus. As such, the XCF stands as a focus for a small group of computer-scientists uniquely interested in computer science.
Members of the organization have been involved in projects such as NNTP, GTK+, GIMP, Gnutella, and Viola. Members of the XCF were instrumental in defending against the Morris Internet worm.[2]
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of the organization include: Gene Kan, Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis, Pei-Yuan Wei, and Phil Lapsley
References
- ^ http://csua.berkeley.edu/
- ^ "eXperimental Computer Facility's proud present and impressive past". Engineering News. 2003-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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External links
- Official website
- "Older XCF website". eXperimental Computing Facility, University of California at Berkeley. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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- "Older XCF website". eXperimental Computing Facility, University of California at Berkeley. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- Salon.com article on the history of the Experimental Computing Facility and its role in creating free software
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