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 I've started and/or maintained the following OpenSource projects:
 
 
 I've started and/or maintained the following OpenSource projects:
 

- * [[http://www.develer.com/oss/DevLib/ Devlib]] - A library of reusable and
+ * [[http://www.develer.com/oss/DevLib/ | Devlib]] - A library of reusable and

  portable components for embedded and C++ applications
 
  portable components for embedded and C++ applications
 

- * [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/bdm/ BDM]] -
+ * [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/bdm/ | BDM]] -

  An umbrella project grouping all existing drivers and utilities
  for the Background Debug Module interface of the ColdFire and
  CPU32 processors.  After some initial activity, the project has
  stagnated due to lack of time and motivation: I don't use the
  ColdFire processor for development any more.
 
  An umbrella project grouping all existing drivers and utilities
  for the Background Debug Module interface of the ColdFire and
  CPU32 processors.  After some initial activity, the project has
  stagnated due to lack of time and motivation: I don't use the
  ColdFire processor for development any more.
 

- * [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/dlab D-Lab]] -
+ * [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/dlab | D-Lab]] -

  This is one of the two C++ games developed collectively
  by students of the D-Lab multimedia course during my
  InstructorRole.
 
  This is one of the two C++ games developed collectively
  by students of the D-Lab multimedia course during my
  InstructorRole.
 

- * [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gfactory GameFactory]] -
+ * [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gfactory | GameFactory]] -

  This is the second C++ game developed by students of the
  GameFactory course during my InstructorRole.
 
 === Official developer ===
 
  This is the second C++ game developed by students of the
  GameFactory course during my InstructorRole.
 
 === Official developer ===
 

-I have write privileges on the following projects:
+I'm affiliated with the following projects:

 
 

- * '''GCC''' - I've been a GCC maintainer for three years, but lately
+ * [[http://wiki.laptop.org/ | One Laptop Per Child]] - I've been a volunteer OLPC
+ developer full time for roughly 9 months as of this writing.  I've been doing platform
+ related work, including X maintenance, localization, input devices, kernel work,
+ software packaging.and application porting.
+
+ * [[http://gcc.gnu.org/ | GCC]] - I've been a GCC maintainer for three years, but lately

  I've not contributed much.  My earlier work is mostly
  I've not contributed much.  My earlier work is mostly

- concentrated in the {{m68k}} backend to improve ColdFire
+ concentrated in the ##m68k## backend to improve ColdFire

  and add uC-Linux support.  I've also done some bug fixing and
  minor cleanups all over the tree.
 
  and add uC-Linux support.  I've also done some bug fixing and
  minor cleanups all over the tree.
 

- * [[http://www.uclinux.org/ uClinux]] - I contributed mostly
+ * [[http://www.uclinux.org/ | uClinux]] - I contributed mostly

  kernel patches that GregUngerer promptly forwarded upstream.
  The most interesting thing was a VM rework to optimize away
  multiple copies of executable images in RAM when XIP wasn't
  possible (i.e.: with JFFS2).  That work turned out being too
  invasive to go in the official tree, but we used it effectively
  in our custom application.
  kernel patches that GregUngerer promptly forwarded upstream.
  The most interesting thing was a VM rework to optimize away
  multiple copies of executable images in RAM when XIP wasn't
  possible (i.e.: with JFFS2).  That work turned out being too
  invasive to go in the official tree, but we used it effectively
  in our custom application.

- 
- I also contributed a bunch of userland fixes and improvements
+ I also contributed a bunch of userland ports and improvements

  for things such as sh, tftp, cron, inetd, etc.
 
  for things such as sh, tftp, cron, inetd, etc.
 

- * [[http://www.linux.org/ Linux kernel]] - There's no such
+ * [[http://www.x.org/ | Xorg ]] - The X Windowing system.  I've been maintaining
+ the X server for the OLPC, including the migration to X 1.4, including input
+ autoconfiguration, EXA improvements and graphics driver bugfixes.  I've been
+ doing in depth profiling of the OLPC rendering stack as a preparation for later
+ optimization work.
+
+ * [[http://www.fedoraproject.org | Fedora]] - As part of my OLPC work, I've become
+ a Fedora developer to maintain the X packages and a dozen of other core distribution
+ RPM packages.  I've been using and deploying RedHat systems for a very long time.
+
+ * [[http://www.linux.org/ | Linux kernel]] - There's no such

  thing as an official Linux kernel developer, but I dispatched
  misc patches that went into Linus tree more or less directly.
  My areas of interest was reducing bloat for embedded systems
  and fixing bugs in things such as JFFS2 and MTD.
 
  thing as an official Linux kernel developer, but I dispatched
  misc patches that went into Linus tree more or less directly.
  My areas of interest was reducing bloat for embedded systems
  and fixing bugs in things such as JFFS2 and MTD.
 

- * [[http://www.aros.org AROS]] -  I didn't do much new work,
- just bug fixes and small improvements, but I really learnt
- a lot from the other developers and especially the project
- leader AaronDigulla.
+ * [[http://www.aros.org | AROS]] -  Just bug fixes and small improvements,
+ but I really learned a lot from the other developers and especially the
+ project leader AaronDigulla.

 
 

- * [[http://www.netbsd.org/ NetBSD]] - That's a lot of time ago.
+ * [[http://www.netbsd.org/ | NetBSD]] - That's really a lot of time ago.

  I contributed mostly driver work for NetBSD/m68k: a driver for the IOBlix
  multiserial card and 14bit sound support for the Paula Amiga
  I contributed mostly driver work for NetBSD/m68k: a driver for the IOBlix
  multiserial card and 14bit sound support for the Paula Amiga

- Audio driver (aucc).  I also did some {{sysinst}} (installer)
+ Audio driver (aucc).  I also did some ##sysinst## (installer)

  work to get it to work on the m68k.
  work to get it to work on the m68k.

-
-
-=== Minor contributions ===
-
-I've contributed minor patches to the following projects:
-
- * Xorg - just a few patches for Xlib and the build system.
- Some of them are still sitting in Bugzilla actually.
-