Matt Zimmerman (Technologist)
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Matt Zimmerman is a technologist and free software
and open source
developer. Zimmerman has been working for Canonical Ltd. as the technical leader of the Ubuntu
project, chairman of the Ubuntu technical board and CTO
of the project. At Canonical, Zimmerman coordinated technological decisions related to the development and release of Ubuntu. He announced that he will be leaving Canonical in June on 6 May 2011 to join Singly to work on the Locker Project, which he wrote about on his personal blog on 27 May 2011.
Zimmerman is a well known developer in the Debian
project, having occupied a role on the group's security team and maintained the Advanced Packaging Tool
(APT).
Zimmerman is an alumnus
of the Computer Science House
at RIT
.
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
and open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
developer. Zimmerman has been working for Canonical Ltd. as the technical leader of the Ubuntu
Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
project, chairman of the Ubuntu technical board and CTO
Chief technical officer
A chief technology officer is an executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupant is focused on scientific and technological issues within an organization....
of the project. At Canonical, Zimmerman coordinated technological decisions related to the development and release of Ubuntu. He announced that he will be leaving Canonical in June on 6 May 2011 to join Singly to work on the Locker Project, which he wrote about on his personal blog on 27 May 2011.
Zimmerman is a well known developer in the Debian
Debian
Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
project, having occupied a role on the group's security team and maintained the Advanced Packaging Tool
Advanced Packaging Tool
The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and its variants...
(APT).
Zimmerman is an alumnus
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
of the Computer Science House
Computer Science House
Computer Science House is a special interest house founded in 1976 at the Rochester Institute of Technology, made up of a group of students who share an interest in computers, community and having fun. Despite its name, students from all majors are allowed to join...
at RIT
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
.