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= Martin-Éric Racine = | Martin-Éric is the Business Development Manager at [http://www.artecgroup.com Artec Group]. |
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== Moto == | = Contact = * Q-FUNK on Freenode, mainly on #ltsp and #ubuntu-x. * [https://launchpad.net/~q-funk Profile on Launchpad] |
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''' Making Ubuntu a visible brand name in the corporate world. ''' === Background === * 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 (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 Ubuntu == * Primary Ubuntu bug contact for all the packages he originally maintains at Debian. * Lot of time spent on X.org issues pertaining to the Geode chipset to make it work on LTSP. * 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. |
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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. * OliverGrawert is also developing ideas along these lines. |
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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 == * Master of Ceremony and main organizer of Debian Day at Debconf 2005. * Leader of the Linux-Aktivaatori team that handled Debconf 2005 press relations. * Debian maintainer since 2003: * [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi Debian Developer's Packages Overview] |
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=== Availability === | == Professional Background == |
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* Full-time. See blog for details. | * 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. = Testimonials = * TBA. |
Martin-Éric is the Business Development Manager at [http://www.artecgroup.com Artec Group].
Contact
- Q-FUNK on Freenode, mainly on #ltsp and #ubuntu-x.
[https://launchpad.net/~q-funk Profile on Launchpad]
Contributions to Ubuntu
- Primary Ubuntu bug contact for all the packages he originally maintains at Debian.
- Lot of time spent on X.org issues pertaining to the Geode chipset to make it work on LTSP.
- 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.
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.
OliverGrawert is also developing ideas along these lines.
Contributions to Debian
- Master of Ceremony and main organizer of Debian Day at Debconf 2005.
- Leader of the Linux-Aktivaatori team that handled Debconf 2005 press relations.
- Debian maintainer since 2003:
[http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi Debian Developer's Packages Overview]
Professional Background
- 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.
Testimonials
- TBA.
MartinEricRacine (last edited 2010-11-02 12:18:21 by ns02)