June 2023 - Present

• Project description: Batocera.linux is an open-source Buildroot Linux operating system for retro gaming, with a user-friendly interface and support for a wide range of gaming consoles and emulators.
• Role: Developer/Maintainer
• Source archives: https://github.com/batocera-linux
• Credited as: n2qz
• Contributions:
  • https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera.linux/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3An2qz+is%3Aclosed
  • https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera-emulationstation/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+author%3An2qz
  • https://github.com/batocera-linux/buildroot/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+author%3An2qz
• Languages: Python, C++, bash, Buildroot

August 2020

• Project description: Checkov is an open-source static code analysis tool for identifying security and compliance issues in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) configurations, such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes.
• Source archive: https://github.com/bridgecrewio/checkov
• Credited as: n2qz
• Credits: bridgecrewio/checkov#499
• Contributions: Added web proxy support
• Languages: Python

May 2018

• Project description: pgmaze is a maze game written in Python, using the pygame library.
• Role: Author (derived from several credited sources)
• Source archives: https://github.com/n2qz/pgmaze
• Credited as: n2qz
• Languages: Python

March 2012

• Project description: WiiMC is an open-source media center application for the Nintendo Wii, enabling playback of videos, music, and streaming content from various sources.
• Source archive: https://github.com/dborth/wiimc
• Credited as: entropy
• Credits: https://github.com/dborth/wiimc/blob/master/README.md
• Contributions:
  • Improved music playlist sorting - now it is per-folder (patch by entropy)
  • Added playlist reset with minus key (patch by entropy)
  • Added a new "Through" setting for music playlists (patch by entropy)
• Languages: C

January 2012 - March 2012

• Project Description: WiiFlow is an open-source USB loader for the Nintendo Wii, allowing users to load and organize games, homebrew, and multimedia from external storage with a sleek, customizable interface.
• Source archive: https://github.com/Fledge68/WiiFlow_Lite
• Credited as: entropy
• Credits: https://github.com/Fledge68/WiiFlow_Lite/blob/master/source/defines.h
• Languages: C, C++
• Contributions:
  • Fix Issue 27: "When in 'channel view' and wiiflow is locked the wrong icon is displayed"
  • Comment out reload of IOS 58 before booting homebrew. Stops random code dumps when booting HB.
  • Ensure that long game titles are NUL-terminated
  • Bug fix: index for EXIT_TO_DISABLE changed, correct hard-coded value
  • Allow installation of games with titles containing illegal filename characters
  • Use LF carriage control in shell scripts to fix build under Linux
  • Add a game config button (cfgg28) to toggle "custom" setting of channels
  • Support custom titles for homebrew
  • More cache overrides at startup, plus related debugging gprintfs
  • Make debug message explicit about enabling or disabling IOS reload block
  • Add option "update_cache" in GENERAL section, to force cache update at startup
  • Allow display of homebrew while parental controls are enabled, if option "parental" is set in homebrew section of wiiflow.ini
  • Restore code to hide game adult toggle and game settings button while parental controls enabled
  • Show an error message when parental unlock password is entered incorrectly.
  • Use homebrew icon.png to make rough but serviceable homebrew covers

2008 - Present

• Project description: nts_nys_traffic_routing is a Docker container to serve a web page providing routing data for the ham radio National Traffic System in New York State.
• Role: Author
• Source archives: https://github.com/n2qz/nts_nys_traffic_routing
• Credited as: n2qz
• Languages: Perl, Docker

November 2005 - October 2016

• Project description: paclink-unix is a UNIX client interface to the Winlink 2000 email system for ham radio.
• Role: Original author
• Credited as: n2qz
• Credits: https://github.com/nwdigitalradio/paclink-unix/blob/master/AUTHORS
• Source archives:
  • https://paclink-unix.sourceforge.net/
  • https://github.com/nwdigitalradio/paclink-unix
• Languages: C

August 2002 - January 2004

• Project description: FreeTDS is a set of libraries for Unix and Linux that allows your programs to natively communicate with Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase databases.
• Role: Developer/Maintainer
• Credited as: Nicholas S. Castellano [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
• Credits: https://github.com/FreeTDS/freetds/blob/master/AUTHORS.md
• Source archives: https://github.com/FreeTDS/freetds
• Languages: C

1997-1998

• Project description: NetBSD is an open-source, Unix-like operating system known for its portability, security, and wide support for various hardware platforms.
• Source archive: http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/
• Credited as: maximum entropy
• Credits:
  • http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/arch/atari/vme/if_le_vme.c?rev=1.20;content-type=text%2Fplain;only_with_tag=MAIN
  • http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/arch/atari/vme/leo.c?rev=1.22&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&only_with_tag=MAIN
• Contributions:
  • Device driver support for BVME410 VMEbus lance NIC card
  • Device driver support for Circad Leonardo VMEbus graphics card
  • Various bug fixes and minor features
• Languages: C

April 1997 - June 1997

• Credited as: entropy
• Credits
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090308011558/http://x.mame.net/changes-unix.html
  • https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/klivans/xmame-doc-5.html#ss5.2 ( was http://www.dit.upm.es/~jantonio/mame/ )
• Contributions:
  • added SGI IRIX sound support
  • Miscellaneous IRIX bug fixes
  • Various generic bug fixes
  • Initial port to NetBSD
• Languages: C

September 1996 - October 1996

• Source archive: https://atari800.github.io/
• Credited as: Maximum Entropy
• Credits:
  • https://github.com/atari800/atari800/blob/231a72df3709be5d88bf1639bcfb4f3259c9fa41/DOC/CREDITS
  • https://github.com/dmlloyd/atari800/blob/master/DOC/CHANGES.OLD
• Contributions:
  • various corrections to Motif code
  • Motif callbacks for Insert Disk, Eject Disk and Insert ROM
  • bug fixes in sio.c
  • bug fix to devices.c allowing DOS 2.5 to get a directory of H:
  • bug fix to monitor.c (EOF on input + blank lines)
  • undocumented commands added to monitor's "HELP" command
  • implementation of Disable Drive menu item for Motif
  • fixed scrolling problem for SGI and SPARC machines
  • added FPS Monitor to X11 and Motif versions
  • changes to pattern matching for H: device
  • Motif fileselector retains state from one invocation to the next
  • fixed an uninitialized pointer
  • tidied up declaration of various functions
  • removed warning messages when compiled with -Wall
  • configuration program detects if longwords need to be aligned
  • modification to X11 paddle emulation
  • removed annoying flicker present under some X11 platforms
  • removed hardcoded paths in Motif code
  • various fixes for curses mode
• Languages: C

April 1995 - 2003

• Project description: Summink is an open-source talker server based on the ew-too engine, designed to facilitate the creation and management of interactive, text-based worlds and environments.
• Source archive: https://github.com/talkersource/summink
• Ran a highly-customized version: https://github.com/n2qz/ds (private repo)
• Languages: C

March 1995

• Source archive: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.12.tar.gz
• Credited as: maximum entropy
• Credits: https://github.com/Distrotech/tar/commit/1da46c233dc3b44e472a41c8e8e781c3c72bbc88
• Languages: C

1994 - 1997

• Project description: MiNT (MiNT Is Not TOS) is a multitasking operating system for Atari ST/TT computers, providing advanced features like preemptive multitasking, memory protection, and compatibility with UNIX-like environments.
• Role: Contributor, primary maintainer of MiNTlibs (GNU libc port)
• Credited as: [email protected]
• Credits:
  • https://github.com/freemint/freemint/blob/d36c5b6ad363ef8e18d6ee71c53f21b14092f3a9/doc/ChangeLog.old/ChangeLog.%230.50-1.12
• Source archives:
  • http://www.umich.edu/~archive/atari/Mint/
  • https://github.com/freemint/freemint
• Languages: C

1991 (Published September 1994)

• Project description: Takes input from a Morse Code key and converts it to readable text.
• Role: Original author
• Source archives: https://www.atariarchives.org/cfn/05/07/0042.php
• Languages: BASIC

• Project description: Pat is a cross platform Winlink client with basic messaging capabilities.
• Source archive: https://github.com/la5nta/pat
• Credited as: n2qz
• Credits: https://github.com/la5nta/pat/blob/master/README.md

• Project description: wl2k-go is a collection of Go packages implementing various parts needed to build a Winlink client.
• Source archive: https://github.com/la5nta/wl2k-go
• Credited as: n2qz
• Credits: https://github.com/la5nta/wl2k-go/blob/master/README.md