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| Martin-Éric is the Business Development Manager at [http://www.artecgroup.com Artec Group]. | = About M-E = * '''Name:''' __Martin-Éric__ Racine * '''Place:''' Helsinki, Suomi * '''Work:''' Business Development Manager |
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| = Contact = * Q-FUNK on Freenode, mainly on #ltsp and #ubuntu-x. * [https://launchpad.net/~q-funk Profile on Launchpad] |
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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| == Contributions to Ubuntu == * Primary Ubuntu bug contact for all the packages he originally maintains at Debian. |
= Contributions to Ubuntu = '''Bugs:''' [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/~q-funk|Launchpad]] * Primary contact on Launchpad for all the [[https://launchpad.net/~q-funk/+packages|Ubuntu packages]] maintained upstream at Debian. |
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| * Created the ["ALSA on PPC"] reference to document the status of ALSA support on PPC hardware. * Team member of [http://www.linux-tuki.fi/ Linux Tuki], which is the official Ubuntu support partner for Finland. * Ubuntero since 2006-09-18. |
* 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. * Attended and contributed to UDS Intrepid in Prague. |
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| === Goals for Ubuntu === * Make Ubuntu the #1 Linux distribution in the Educational and Governmental sectors. |
== Goals for Ubuntu == * Make Ubuntu the #1 Linux distribution in the Educational and Governmental sectors, with a focus on LTSP. |
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| == Contributions to Debian == | = Contributions to Debian = * [[http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi|Maintainer]] since 2003. |
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| * Debian maintainer since 2003: * [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi Debian Developer's Packages Overview] |
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| == Professional Background == | = Contributions to ALSA = * Created the [[ALSA_on_PPC]] reference to document the status of ALSA support on PPC hardware. |
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| * Expertise in Business Strategy, Key Account Management, Product Management. * Co-founded [http://www.linutop.com Linutop], following which he moved on and joined their hardware manufacturer's team. * Currently working as Business Development Manager at [http://www.artecgroup.com Artec Group], a startup that contributes to Coreboot and Linux, and that manufactures the [http://www.thincan.com ThinCan] thin client. |
= Professional Background = Expertise in Business Strategy, Key Account Management, Product Management, Export Sales & Marketing: * Previously the Business Development Manager at [[http://www.artecgroup.com|Artec]], a hardware startup that contributes to Coreboot and Linux kernel, and manufactures the [[http://www.thincan.com|ThinCan]]. * Established [[http://www.linutop.com|Linutop]] with French partners, then migrated to the company that designs and manufactures their hardware (see above). ... preceded by 10 years in various Free Software startups as CTO (network security products), Product Specialist (mobile communication platform) , etc. |
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| * TBA. | * I've known Martin-Eric for quite some time now and I've been a direct witness to his involvement and interest in Ubuntu, including advocacy. I've had to deal with intricate bugs where Martin provides useful comments, and even fixes :) He's always keen on helping others "the Ubuntu way". -- FabianRodriguez aka MagicFab |
About M-E
Name: Martin-Éric Racine
Place: Helsinki, Suomi
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
Bugs: Launchpad
Primary contact on Launchpad for all the 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 Linux Tuki ("Linux Support inc." in Finnish), which is the official Ubuntu support partner for Finland.
- Attended and contributed to UDS Intrepid in Prague.
Goals for Ubuntu
- Make Ubuntu the #1 Linux distribution in the Educational and Governmental sectors, with a focus on LTSP.
- Promote Asterisk and Open Mosix as original LTSP extensions to leverage the CPU power of thin clients.
Contributions to 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.
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:
Previously the Business Development Manager at Artec, a hardware startup that contributes to Coreboot and Linux kernel, and manufactures the ThinCan.
Established Linutop with French partners, then migrated to the company that designs and manufactures their hardware (see above).
... preceded by 10 years in various Free Software startups as CTO (network security products), Product Specialist (mobile communication platform) , etc.
Testimonials
I've known Martin-Eric for quite some time now and I've been a direct witness to his involvement and interest in Ubuntu, including advocacy. I've had to deal with intricate bugs where Martin provides useful comments, and even fixes
He's always keen on helping others "the Ubuntu way". -- FabianRodriguez aka MagicFab
MartinEricRacine (last edited 2010-11-02 12:18:21 by ns02)