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= Moto = = About Me =
 * '''Name:''' __Martin-Éric__ Racine
 * '''Place:''' Helsinki, Suomi & Tallinn, Eesti
 * '''Work:''' Business Development Manager
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''' Making Ubuntu a visible brand name in the corporate world. ''' I've been a Free Software CLI tools user since 1996. My Linux experience started with a fail attempt at installing Red Hat in 1999, immediately followed by a successful Debian install on the same hardware. I've been a satisfied Free Desktop user ever since. While I have been maintaining Debian packages since 2003, my main focus has always been on advocacy, rather than on software development. Sébastien Bacher is the one that prompted me to try Ubuntu, back when Warty was still being developed.
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== Background == = Contributions to Ubuntu =
 * Primary contact on Launchpad for all the [https://launchpad.net/~q-funk/+packages Ubuntu packages] maintained upstream at Debian.
 * Lot of time spent on X.org issues pertaining to the Geode chipset to make it work on LTSP.
 * Involved in CUPS maintenance and in language packs for Estonian, Latvian and Russian.
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 * Professional ICT pedigree in Product Management and Key Account Management.
   * http://q-funk.iki.fi
 * Experienced UNIX user who recently started maintaining some Debian packages (cups-pdf, numlockx, upgrade-system):
   * http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi [Debian developer info]
   * http://nm.debian.org/nmstatus.php?email=q-funk%40iki.fi [Debian New Maintainer status]
 * Hyperactive bug reporter with a strong emphasis on localisation and usability aspects.
   * http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?submitter=q-funk%40iki.fi [Debian BTS: bugs submitted by]		 Member of [http://www.linux-tuki.fi/ Linux Tuki] ("Linux Support inc." in Finnish), which is the official Ubuntu support partner for Finland.
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 * Make Ubuntu the #1 Linux distribution in the Educational and Governmental sectors.
 * Promote Asterisk and Open Mosix as original LTSP extensions to leverage the CPU power of thin clients.
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 * Create, develop and implement marketting strategies to make Ubuntu the new de-facto Entreprise Linux solution.
 * Further support startups interested in developing Ubuntu-based custom distributions for their local market.
 * Maintain my own packages (same as those I have on Debian - see above) and possibly adopt MOTU packages too.
 * Actively sollicit PPC developers' help towards definitely fixing ALSA on all PPC subarchitectures.
   * Got MarkShuttleworth to offer a 500 USD bounty to close this issue.
   * https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=306 (use Guest login to view)
   * http://www.iki.fi/q-funk/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2005/02/04#2005-02-04_ALSA_PPC_bounty		 = Contributions to Debian =
 * [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi Debian Maintainer] since 2003.
 * Master of Ceremony and main organizer of Debian Day at Debconf 2005.
 * Leader of the Linux-Aktivaatori team that handled Debconf 2005 press relations.
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== Availability == = Contributions to ALSA =
 * Created the ["ALSA on PPC"] reference to document the status of ALSA support on PPC hardware.
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 * Full-time. Actively solliciting job offers. = Professional Background =

 * Expertise in Business Strategy, Key Account Management, Product Management, Export Sales & Marketing.
 * Co-founded [http://www.linutop.com Linutop], then moved on to join the company that designs and manufactures their hardware.
 * Currently working as Business Development Manager at [http://www.artecgroup.com Artec Group], a startup that contributes to Coreboot and Linux kernel, and that manufactures the [http://www.thincan.com ThinCan] thin client.

= Testimonials =
 * TBA.

About Me

  • Name: Martin-Éric Racine

  • Place: Helsinki, Suomi & Tallinn, Eesti

  • Work: Business Development Manager

I've been a Free Software CLI tools user since 1996. My Linux experience started with a fail attempt at installing Red Hat in 1999, immediately followed by a successful Debian install on the same hardware. I've been a satisfied Free Desktop user ever since. While I have been maintaining Debian packages since 2003, my main focus has always been on advocacy, rather than on software development. Sébastien Bacher is the one that prompted me to try Ubuntu, back when Warty was still being developed.

Contributions to Ubuntu

  • Primary contact on Launchpad for all the [https://launchpad.net/~q-funk/+packages Ubuntu packages] maintained upstream at Debian.

  • Lot of time spent on X.org issues pertaining to the Geode chipset to make it work on LTSP.
  • Involved in CUPS maintenance and in language packs for Estonian, Latvian and Russian.

Member of [http://www.linux-tuki.fi/ Linux Tuki] ("Linux Support inc." in Finnish), which is the official Ubuntu support partner for Finland.

Goals for Ubuntu

  • Make Ubuntu the #1 Linux distribution in the Educational and Governmental sectors.
  • Promote Asterisk and Open Mosix as original LTSP extensions to leverage the CPU power of thin clients.

Contributions to Debian

Contributions to ALSA

  • Created the ["ALSA on PPC"] reference to document the status of ALSA support on PPC hardware.

Professional Background

  • Expertise in Business Strategy, Key Account Management, Product Management, Export Sales & Marketing.

  • Co-founded [http://www.linutop.com Linutop], then moved on to join the company that designs and manufactures their hardware.

  • Currently working as Business Development Manager at [http://www.artecgroup.com Artec Group], a startup that contributes to Coreboot and Linux kernel, and that manufactures the [http://www.thincan.com ThinCan] thin client.

Testimonials

  • TBA.

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