Matthew Garrett

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.[1] 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.[2]

Matthew Garrett
Born
Galway, Ireland
Other namesmjg59
EducationComputational Genetics
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationSoftware developer
EmployerGoogle
Known forFree software development and advocacy
AwardsFree Software Award
Websitemjg59.dreamwidth.org

Life and career

Garrett states that he was born in Galway, Ireland[3] and has a PhD in Genetics from the University of Cambridge.[4] He is the author of several articles on Drosophila melanogaster (i.e., fruit fly) genetics.[5][6][7]

Garrett has been a contributor to the GNOME[8][9] 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.[1]

At Canonical Ltd. and Red Hat, Garrett worked on power management in Linux.[10] While at Red Hat, Garrett also worked on issues relating to Secure Boot and UEFI and the Linux kernel to preserve users' ability to run the operating system of their choosing on hardware supporting Secure Boot.[11] This work eventually led to his being awarded the 2013 FSF Free Software Award.[2]

Garrett worked at the cloud computing platform company CoreOS and is cited in the press as an expert in cloud computing issues.[12] Since 28 January 2017, he is working for Google.[13]

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.[2]

Advocacy

Garrett has been a strong advocate for software freedom and compliance with the GNU General Public License (GPL) in the Linux kernel. For example, Garrett filed a complaint with US Customs against Fusion Garage due to violations of the GPL.[14][15]

In October 2014, Garrett stated on his blog that he would no longer contribute Linux kernel changes relating to Intel hardware, in response to Intel pulling their ads from Gamasutra over the Gamergate controversy. However, after Intel took steps to demonstrate commitment to diversity in a way that he appreciated, he edited the post to reflect that he was happy to resume working with them.[16]

References
  1. Gareth Greenaway (27 January 2013). "INTERVIEW: Matthew Garrett". SCALE. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. "Matthew Garrett, GNOME Foundation's Outreach Program for Women are Free Software Award winners". Free Software Foundation. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. Garrett, Matthew (11 August 2014). "birthplace". mjg59's journal.
  4. Garrett, Matthew James (2010). "Comparative genomic analysis as a tool for locating novel functional elements in D. melanogaster". Cambridge, UK: University of Cambridge. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Garrett, Matthew; Ane Fullaondo, Larent Troxler, Gos Micklem, David Gubb (22 October 2009). "Identification and analysis of serpin-family genes by homology and synteny across the 12 sequenced Drosophilid genomes". BMC Genomics. 10 (1): 489. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-489. ISSN 1471-2164. PMC 2770083. PMID 19849829. Retrieved 23 March 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Hudson, Stephanie G.; Matthew J. Garrett, Joseph W. Carlson, Gos Micklem, Susan E. Celniker, Elliott S. Goldstein, Stuart J. Newfeld (1 November 2007). "Phylogenetic and Genomewide Analyses Suggest a Functional Relationship Between kayak, the Drosophila Fos Homolog, and fig, a Predicted Protein Phosphatase 2C Nested Within a kayak Intron". Genetics. 177 (3): 1349–1361. doi:10.1534/genetics.107.071670. ISSN 0016-6731. PMC 2147949. PMID 18039871. Retrieved 23 March 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Guo, Jiannan; Matthew Garrett, Gos Micklem, Saverio Brogna (15 February 2011). "Poly(A) Signals Located near the 5′ End of Genes Are Silenced by a General Mechanism That Prevents Premature 3′-End Processing". Molecular and Cellular Biology. 31 (4): 639–651. doi:10.1128/MCB.00919-10. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 3028650. PMID 21135120. Retrieved 23 March 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Garrett, Matthew (27 July 2004). "Application from Matthew Garrett". GNOME Foundation Membership Applications mailing list.
  9. Garrett, Matthew (5 May 2014). "Application from Matthew Garrett". GNOME Foundation Membership Applications mailing list.
  10. "Intel's Rapid Start Technology Will Soon Hit Linux". EFYtimes.com. 6 July 2013. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. "Microsoft, Red Hat spar over secure boot-loading tech". Computer News Middle East. 25 September 2011.
  12. Magnanti, Dr Brooke. "Could the UK really block internet porn?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  13. https://blog.linuxplumbersconf.org/2017/ocw/users/1551
  14. Matthew Garrett files case with US Customs against Fusion Garage LWN.net, 2010.
  15. Meeker, Heather J. (2012). "Open Source and the Age of Enforcement". Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal. 4 (267).
  16. "Actions have consequences (or: why I'm not fixing Intel's bugs any more)". Matthew Garrett blog. Retrieved 8 October 2014.


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