Stefan Sjogelid grew up in 1980s Sweden, getting hooked on 8-bit consoles, Amigas, and BBSs. With a background in system and network administration, he packed his bags for Southeast Asia and continued to work in IT for many years, before love and a magic 8-ball told him to seek new opportunities in the Canada. The Raspberry Pi is the latest gadget to grab Stefan's attention and after much tinkering and learning a great deal about the unique properties of the Pi, he launched the PiLFS website (http://www.intestinate.com/pilfs), which teaches readers how to build their own GNU/Linux distribution and applications that are particularly useful on the Raspberry Pi.