Matthew Garrett
| Matthew Garrett | |
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Garrett at linux.conf.au 2009 giving a talk titled How I learned to stop worrying and love ACPI
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| Born | Galway, Ireland |
| Other names | mjg59 |
| Education | Computational Genetics |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Software developer |
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| Known for | Free software development and advocacy |
| Awards | Free Software Award |
| Website | mjg59 |
Matthew Garrett is a technologist, programmer, and free software activist who is a major contributor to a series of free software projects including Linux, GNOME, Debian, Ubuntu, and Red Hat. He is a recipient of the Free Software Award from the Free Software Foundation for his work on Secure Boot, UEFI, and the Linux kernel.
Garrett states that he was born in Galway, Ireland and has a PhD in Genetics from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several articles on Drosophila melanogaster (i.e., fruit fly) genetics.
Garrett has been a contributor to the GNOME and the Debian Linux projects, was an early contributor to Ubuntu, was an initial member of the Ubuntu Technical Board, worked as a contractor at Canonical Ltd., and worked at Red Hat. At Canonical Ltd. and Red Hat, Garrett worked on power management in Linux. While at Red Hat, Garrett also worked on issues relating to Secure Boot and UEFI and the Linux kernel in order to preserve users' ability to run the operating system of their choosing on hardware supporting Secure Boot. This work eventually led to his being awarded the 2013 FSF Free Software Award.
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