From: Bdale Garbee Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:16:40 +0000 (-0600) Subject: update bio to reflect EER X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?p=web%2Fgag.com;a=commitdiff_plain;h=3f568205a66b43c838cda59c59692d2f03986e61;hp=fd3f25bc0040eef6d0e95c3bf31332f3e84388ac update bio to reflect EER --- diff --git a/bdale/bio/bdale_bio.txt b/bdale/bio/bdale_bio.txt index 52f9f68..bfbdcfc 100644 --- a/bdale/bio/bdale_bio.txt +++ b/bdale/bio/bdale_bio.txt @@ -1,14 +1,5 @@ Bdale Garbee -Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist -Hewlett-Packard Company - - -As HP's Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist, Bdale Garbee advises the -lead technologists in other HP business units and other HP decision makers -on technology and community aspects of Linux and Open Source applications. -He mentors internal communities on how to productively participate in the -Open Source development process, and encourages the adoption of Open Source -software and principles across the company. +Technologist and Community Builder A contributor to the Free Software community since 1979, Bdale's background also includes many years of hardware design, Unix internals, and embedded @@ -17,11 +8,14 @@ Debian GNU/Linux to 5 architectures, served as Debian Project Leader, is chairman of the Debian Technical Committee, and remains active in the Debian community. +In 2012, Bdale retired from HP, where he served as Chief Technologist for Open +Source and Linux. During his tenure, HP engaged in a wide variety of +Open Source activities, and maintained consistent market leadership in the +sale of servers and storage to Linux users. + Bdale serves as President of Software in the Public Interest, and on the -boards of directors of the Linux Foundation, the Freedombox Foundation, and -Open Media Now. He is a frequent speaker at Linux and Open Source -conferences, and works closely with various projects in the Open Source -community. +boards of directors of the Linux Foundation and the Freedombox Foundation. +He is a frequent speaker at Linux and Open Source conferences. In 2008, Bdale became the first individual recipient of a Lutece d'Or award from the Federation Nationale de l'Industrie du Logiciel Libre in France.