New year, new life. Today was my first one at Canonical. Starting today, I am spending my time to two of my passions: Linux and free software. Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, "Linux for human beings". This project, created by Mark Shuttleworth, wanted to create the most friendly Linux distribution for the average user. Its popularity backs this vision.
My love for Unix systems, like Linux, is inherited. When I was a kid, we had computers at home. One of them had a hard disk partition with Xenix, Microsoft's Unix. But my first serious contact with Unix was at university: dumb terminals and graphic stations with HP/UX. It was there where I discovered Linux, 17 years ago. The staff at University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria were truly free software pioneers in Spain. They allowed the germination of many initiatives: the Spanish Linux mailing list (l-linux@calvo.teleco.ulpgc.es), the
Canary Islands Linux User Group, the first university
Libre Software Office...
and a
great pool of hackers. So, it can't be a surprise that I'm very happy to join a company whose core values are so tied to open source and collaboration.
My position at Canonical is Quality Engineer, on the Product Strategy department. I will be working closely with Álvaro López, Robert Carr and other excellent developers. And -although not in the same team-, my brother Alberto Ruiz is also working in that department.
Exciting times ahead to learn, share and enjoy!
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