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, 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+,[1] GIMP,[1] Gnutella,[1] and Viola.[1] 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,[1] Peter Mattis,[1] Pei-Yuan Wei,[1] and Phil Lapsley.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Frauenheim, ed (December 4, 2000). "Free Photoshop for the people". [[Salon (website)|]].
- ^ "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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