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= Martin-Éric Racine = = About M-E =
 * '''Name:''' __Martin-Éric__ Racine
 * '''Place:''' Helsinki, Suomi & Tallinn, Eesti (yes, I commute between the two cities/countries about twice a week)
 * '''Work:''' Business Development Manager
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== Moto == 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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''' Making Ubuntu a visible brand name in the corporate world. ''' = 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.
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=== Background === == 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.
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 * Professional pedigree in Software Project Management and Key Account Management.
   * http://q-funk.iki.fi
 * Experienced UNIX user who recently started maintaining some Debian packages of his own (cups-pdf, numlockx, upgrade-system).
   * http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi
   * http://nm.debian.org/nmstatus.php?email=q-funk%40iki.fi
 * 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		 = 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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=== Goals for Ubuntu === = Contributions to ALSA =
 * Created the ["ALSA on PPC"] reference to document the status of ALSA support on PPC hardware.
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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 Linux PPC developers' help towards fixing ALSA on PPC. Got MarkShuttleworth to offer a 500 USD bounty towards this issue. https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=306 http://www.iki.fi/q-funk/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2005/02/04#2005-02-04_ALSA_PPC_bounty		 = Professional Background =
Expertise in Business Strategy, Key Account Management, Product Management, Export Sales & Marketing:
 * Currently 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 enabled startups as CTO, Product Specialist, etc.
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=== Availability === = Testimonials =
 * TBA.
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 * Full-time. See blog for details.

About M-E

  • Name: Martin-Éric Racine

  • Place: Helsinki, Suomi & Tallinn, Eesti (yes, I commute between the two cities/countries about twice a week)

  • 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:

  • Currently 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 enabled startups as CTO, Product Specialist, etc.

Testimonials

  • TBA.

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