'''root''' is traditionally the super-user or administrator account name on many servers. It is also the status accorded to the administrators of [[Williams Students Online]]. WSO has 4-7 roots at a time, and the position is given to members of WSO who have contributed substantially to WSO and who have demonstrated technical expertise, good judgment, and organizational loyalty. They are semi-annualy chosen by current roots. It is a position that lasts as long as that student is enrolled at the College. Current roots are:{{outdated}}
* [[Ben CohenCategory:Computers]][[Category:WSO]]* '''root''' is traditionally the super-user or administrator account name in Unix, GNU/Linux, and other similar operating systems. It is also the status accorded to the administrators of [[Evan MillerWilliams Students Online]]. WSO has 2-7 roots at a time, and the position is given to members of WSO who have contributed substantially to WSO and who have demonstrated technical expertise, good judgment, and organizational loyalty. They are semi-annually or annually chosen by current roots. It is a position that lasts as long as that student is enrolled at the College. Current roots are: * [[Mike GnozzioChuan Ji]]* [[Ben WoodSeiler]]* [[James RitterpuschIan Nesbitt]]* [[Jessica ChungQiao Zhang]]
Former roots include:
* [[Chris Douglas]]
* [[Dan Weintraub]]
* [[Evan Miller]]
* [[Ben Cohen]]
* [[Mike Gnozzio]]
* [[Jessica Chung]]
* [[James Ritterpusch]]
* [[Ben Wood]]
* [[Aaron Schartz]]
* [[Steve Rubin]]
* [[Dave Moore]]