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diff --git a/2008/foss-silicon_manufacturer-elce2008/bio.txt b/2008/foss-silicon_manufacturer-elce2008/bio.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..960ef74 --- /dev/null +++ b/2008/foss-silicon_manufacturer-elce2008/bio.txt @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Harald Welte is a freelancer, consultant, enthusiast, freedom fighter and +hcaker who is working with Free Software (and particularly the Linux kernel) +since 1995. His first major code contribution to the kernel was within the +netfilter/iptables packet filter. + +He has started a number of other Free Software and Free Hardware projects, +mainly related to RFID such as librfid, OpenMRTD, OpenBeacon, OpenPCD, OpenPICC. + +During 2006 and 2007 Harald became the co-founder of OpenMoko, where he served +as Lead System Architect for the worlds first 100% Open Free Software based +mobile phone. + +Aside from his technical contributions, Harald has been pioneering the legal +enforcement of the GNU GPL license as part of his gpl-violations.org project. +More than 150 inappropriate use of GPL licensed code by commercial companiess +have been resolved as part of this effort, both in court and out of court. + +He has received the 2007 "FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software" and +the "2008 Google/O'Reilly Open Source award: Defender of Rights". + +Harald is currently working as "Open Source Liaison" for the taiwanese CPU, +chipset and peripheral design house VIA, helping them to understand how to +attain the best possible Free Software support for their components. + +He continues to operate his consulting business hmw-consulting. |