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'''Frédéric Lepied''' (born 1967) is a French computer engineer, and was the CTO of [[Mandriva]] until January 2006. {{sfn|Krim|2014|p=127}}
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'''Frédéric Lepied''' (born 1967) is a French computer engineer, and was the CTO of [[Mandriva]] until January 2006.


== Biography ==
Lepied is a graduate of the [[École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Électronique et Électrotechnique|ESIEE]] engineering school in [[France]].
Born in 1967, Frédéric Lepied took an early interest in computer science and was educated at the [[ESIEE Paris|Bréguet school]] in [[Noisy-le-Grand]], France. {{sfn|Krim|2014|p=127}}


Frédéric Lepied joined the Mandrakesoft Research and Development team in 1999. He is the author of [[rpmlint]], an [[RPM]] packages checker (similar to [[Debian]]'s [[lintian]] program). Lepied was the maintainer of several core packages, including [[XFree86]] and the [[initscripts]]. He spent one year in Canada in the Mandrakesoft Montreal office, and became Mandrakesoft CTO when he came back to France in 2002.
In 1999, he joined the Mandrakesoft Research and Development team. {{sfn|Krim|2014|p=127}} He was known as the author of [[rpmlint]], an [[RPM Package Manager|RPM packages]] checker (similar to [[Debian]]'s [[lintian]] program), {{sfn|Krim|2014|p=127}} and the maintainer of several core packages, including [[XFree86]] and the [[initscripts]]. {{sfn|Krim|2014|p=127}} At that time he wrote an [[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]] book on [[Concurrent Versions System|CVS]] (2000) and maintained the wacom tablet driver in XFree86 and in [[X.Org Server|X.Org]] (2001). He then spent one year in Canada in the Mandrakesoft Montreal office, and became Mandrakesoft CTO when he came back to France in 2002. {{sfn|Krim|2014|p=127}}


Frédéric Lepied left Mandriva on February 3, 2006. He then joined [[Intel Corporation]] to manage Software manufacturers relationships. Late 2008, he joined Splitted Desktop Systems an innovative hardware company, as chief of strategy. {{sfn|Krim|2014|p=127}} In 2013, he became VP Software Engineering at eNovance {{sfn|Krim|2014|p=127}} before joining [[Red Hat]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.openstack.org/community/speakers/profile/1079/frdric-lepied |title=Frédéric Lepied |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=OpenStack |access-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref>
Lepied maintained the wacom tablet driver in XFree86 and in [[X.Org]]. He wrote an [[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]] book on [[Concurrent Versions System|CVS]].


==References==
He left Mandriva on [[February 3]], [[2006]].
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Then he joined [[Intel_Corporation]] to manage Software manufacturers relationships
Late [[2008]], he joined Splitted Desktop Systems an innovative hardware company, as chief of strategy


===Sources===
== External links ==
* {{cite web |url=https://www.economie.gouv.fr/files/20140306_100_developpeurs_francais_marquants.pdf |title=Liste d'une centaine de développeurs marquants |last1=Krim |first1=Tariq |author-link1=Tariq Krim |editor=Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Innovation and the Digital Economy |date=March 6, 2014 |publisher=[[Ministry of the Economy and Finance (France)]] |location=Paris, France |language=French |page=127 |trans-title=List of one hundred prominent developers |access-date=July 17, 2019 }}
* [http://archives.mandrivalinux.com/cooker/2006-02/msg00415.php Frédéric Lepied's departure message on Cooker mailing list]

* [http://moustix.dyndns.org/fred/ his blog]
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* [http://www.splitted-desktop.com/ Splitted-Desktop Systems]


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Latest revision as of 12:53, 2 December 2024

Frédéric Lepied
Born1967
NationalityFrench
OccupationSoftware engineer
EmployerRed Hat
Known forX Window

Frédéric Lepied (born 1967) is a French computer engineer, and was the CTO of Mandriva until January 2006. [1]

Biography

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Born in 1967, Frédéric Lepied took an early interest in computer science and was educated at the Bréguet school in Noisy-le-Grand, France. [1]

In 1999, he joined the Mandrakesoft Research and Development team. [1] He was known as the author of rpmlint, an RPM packages checker (similar to Debian's lintian program), [1] and the maintainer of several core packages, including XFree86 and the initscripts. [1] At that time he wrote an O'Reilly book on CVS (2000) and maintained the wacom tablet driver in XFree86 and in X.Org (2001). He then spent one year in Canada in the Mandrakesoft Montreal office, and became Mandrakesoft CTO when he came back to France in 2002. [1]

Frédéric Lepied left Mandriva on February 3, 2006. He then joined Intel Corporation to manage Software manufacturers relationships. Late 2008, he joined Splitted Desktop Systems an innovative hardware company, as chief of strategy. [1] In 2013, he became VP Software Engineering at eNovance [1] before joining Red Hat in 2015.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Krim 2014, p. 127.
  2. ^ "Frédéric Lepied". OpenStack. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

Sources

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