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| | name = Chris Lamb | |||
| | known_for = ], ] | |||
| | birth_name = Chris Lamb | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|16|df=y}} | |||
| | birth_place = {{nowrap|United Kingdom}} | |||
| | nationality = English | |||
| | nickname = ''lamby'' | |||
| | occupation = Software developer | |||
| | website = {{URL|https://chris-lamb.co.uk/}} | |||
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| '''Chris Lamb''' (''lamby'', born 16 December 1985) is an English ] developer and advocate. He held the position of ] from April 2017<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.debian.org/vote/2017/vote_001#outcome | title=Debian Project Leader Elections 2017 | access-date=2018-12-15 }}</ref> until April 2019. He sits on the Board of Directors of the ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://opensource.org/node/926 | title=2018 Affiliate and Individual Member Election Results | date=2018-03-17 | accessdate=2018-06-22}}</ref> and is a core developer in the ] project<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://reproducible-builds.org/who/ | title=Who is involved? | access-date=2019-04-23 }}</ref>. | |||
| == Career == | |||
| After graduating with a degree in ] from the ], Lamb joined ] a social networking website for ] as Technical Architect<ref name="wired">{{cite web | title=Playfire: The social network dedicated to gamers | url=https://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/09/start/network-gamer|accessdate=17 August 2011 }}</ref>. After it was acquired in May 2012 he was a founding employee of fashion startup Thread.com participating in the ] ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/2012-selected-highlights | title=2012: Selected highlights }}</ref>. In 2015, Lamb left Thread to persue freelancing<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/2014-selected-highlights | title=2014: Selected highlights }}</ref>. As a freelancer, Lamb has contributed to ], a fully free GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian that has received endorsement from the ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnu-linux-distributions-1 | title=FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions|last=Robertson|first=Donald|date=2017-12-21|website=www.fsf.org|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://linux.slashdot.org/story/17/12/24/0158200/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnulinux-distributions | title=× Open Source Operating Systems Linux FSF Adds PureOS To List of Endorsed GNU/Linux Distributions|website=Slash Dot|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328144953/https://linux.slashdot.org/story/17/12/24/0158200/fsf-adds-pureos-to-list-of-endorsed-gnulinux-distributions|archivedate=28 March 2018|accessdate=28 March 2018}}</ref> that is shipped on the ] devices manufactured by ]. | |||
| === Debian === | |||
| Succeeding Mehdi Dogguy, Lamb successfully ran for the position of Debian Project Leader in 2017 and 2018. He was re-elected in 2018<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.debian.org/vote/2018/vote_001 | title=Debian Project Leader Elections 2018 | access-date=2019-04-24 }}</ref> and after announcing he would not run for third term<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2019/03/msg00014.html | title=Re: Debian Project Leader Elections 2019: Call for nominations | access-date=2019-04-24 }}</ref> he was succeeded by Sam Hartmans in April 2019<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.debian.org/vote/2019/vote_001 | title=Debian Project Leader Elections 2019 | access-date=2019-04-23 }}</ref>. | |||
| After contributing to the ] packaging in December 2006<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://bugs.debian.org/400550#10 | title=#400550 - lilypond: midi2ly reports error on line 60 (no module named lilylib) - Debian Bug report logs | accessdate=2018-12-24 }}</ref>, he became more involved in the Debian community and the project itself.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/10-years-of-debian | title=10 Years of Debian|accessdate=2018-06-22}}</ref>. Early work in Debian revolved around contributing to the ] and ] as well as the ], ] and ] packaging teams<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.itwire.com/open-source/77727-new-debian-leader-wants-more-variety-in-developer-ranks.html | title=New Debian leader wants more variety in developer ranks | access-date=2018-12-15 }}</ref>. In 2008, he became an official Debian Developer. | |||
| He is now part of the ''FTP Master'' team<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/FTPMaster | title=Teams/FTPMaster }}</ref>, responsible for legal and copyright issues as well as maintaining the state of packages and the archive, accepting and rejecting packages. Outside of these roles, he is a core contributor to the ] quality assurance tool and the ] packaging and ] teams. He is also the author of many Debian-specific tools such as , tools as well as the ] browser extension. He is also a contributor to the Debian Long Term Support (LTS) initiative. | |||
| === Reproducible builds === | |||
| Lamb is a core contributor to the ] project, a set of software practices that can ensure that no malicious flaws have been introduced during compilation processes. As part of this, he contributes to ] and also operates the web service. | |||
| In November 2016, Lamb was awarded a grant from the ]'s ] to fund his work in this area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.coreinfrastructure.org/announcements/the-linux-foundations-core-infrastructure-initiative-renews-funding-for-reproducible-builds-project/ | title=The Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative Renews Funding for Reproducible Builds Project}}</ref>. In November 2018, he oversaw the Reproducible Builds project joining the ]<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://reproducible-builds.org/news/2018/11/08/reproducible-builds-joins-software-freedom-concervancy/ | title = Reproducible Builds joins the Software Freedom Conservancy | access-date=2018-12-15 }}</ref>. | |||
| === Other === | |||
| He also regularly contributes to the ] operating system, ] web development framework and is also the author of a number of ] tools such as ] bindings for the ] ] ]<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/python-gfshare-secret-sharing-in-python | title=python-gfshare: Secret sharing in Python - Chris Lamb | access-date=2019-04-23 }}</ref>, a ] ] browser extension<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/strava-enhancement-suite/egelalffpmicecakegglddmhlbdiemlg | title=Strava Enhancement Suite - Chrome Web Store | access-date=2019-04-23 }}</ref> as well as a number of ] such as a ] solver implemented entirely within a ]/] document<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/sudoku-solver-in-postscript | title=Sudoku solver in PostScript - Chris Lamb | access-date=2019-04-23 }}</ref> and a method of using ] to give the ] shell command a progress bar<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/can-you-get-cp-to-give-a-progress-bar-like-wget | title="Can you get cp to give a progress bar like wget?" - Chris Lamb | access-date=2019-04-23 }}</ref>. | |||
| In 2018, due to licensing changes to several ] modules making them no longer free and open source<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://sdtimes.com/os/new-software-licenses-aim-to-protect-against-cloud-providers/ | title=New software licenses aim to protect against cloud providers - SD Times | access-date=2019-04-23 }}</ref>, he forked versions from prior to the license change and now maintains changes to these modules under their original free licenses<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://goodformcode.com/ | title=GoodFORM: Free and Open Redis Modules }}</ref>. | |||
| === Speaking === | |||
| Lamb spoken at many conferences and events including ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] and has taught seminars at ]'s ] and ]. He has also appeared as a guest on a number of podcasts<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/changelog-237-reproducible-builds-and-secure-software | title=Reproducible Builds and Secure Software | access-date=2018-12-15 }}</ref>. | |||
| == Personal life == | |||
| Lamb plays the ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/samuel-gilkes-cello-restoration | title=Samuel Gilkes cello restoration}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/beethoven-triple-concerto | title=Beethoven Triple Concerto }}</ref>, ]<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/2013-selected-highlights | title=2013: Selected highlights }}</ref> and ]<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/2013-selected-highlights | title=2013: Selected highlights }}</ref> and has completed an ] triathlon.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/race-report-ironman-austria-2014 | title=Race Report: Ironman Austria 2014 }}</ref> | |||
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