Freelance Debian consultant

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:20:00 +0200
debian

I’m not used to talking about my day job but here’s an exception.

Over the past few years I worked in two startups (3 years each). It was nice to spend time in different areas: one job was mostly about research and development in a Linux cluster environment; the other one was about maintaining a highly-customized, Linux-based operating system, managing a small support team, and performing technological surveillance in IT security.

In the meanwhile I’ve reached a milestone: 10 years with Debian. I had been wondering for a few months whether I could try my luck going freelance, becoming a Debian consultant. I finally decided to go ahead and started in August!

The idea is to lend a hand for various Debian-related things like systems administration, development/debugging, packaging/repository maintenance, or Debian Installer support, be it one-shot or on a regular basis. I didn’t think about trainings/workshops at first but sharing knowledge is something I’ve always liked, even if I didn’t become a teacher.

For those interested, details can be found on my website: https://mraw.org/.

Of course this doesn’t mean I’m going to put an end to my volunteer activities within Debian, especially as a Debian Installer release manager. Quite the contrary in fact! See the August and September debian-boot@ archives, which have been busy months. :)