A short introduction. On August the 1st, Knut Yrvin[1] started as Community Manager at Trolltech[2]. In this role, Knut will work closely with Trolltech Engineering, Sales and Marketing groups to build a vibrant Qt community[3] and ensure an appreciation and understanding of the community's requirements.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_Yrvin 2. http://www.trolltech.com/company 3. http://www.trolltech.com/developer/community Trolltech has also employed Lorn Potter as Community Manager for Qtopia. Both Community Managers are responsible for helping to make communication between Trolltech and Free Software developers as easy as possible. Lorn will most likely introduce himself when he is back from vacation. Some of Knut's background: Knut Yrvin started his career with Telenor in 1986 as a Technical Assistant and moved through several positions before taking on the role of Planner For Technical Projects in 1992 with a college degree in engineering. In 1993, he was sponsored by Telenor to pursue graduate studies in computer science at the University of Oslo. He graduated with a Masters degree in Computer Science & System Development in 2000. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as a system developer at The Norwegian Central Securities Depository and as a consultant with Objectware. In 2001, he co-founded Skolelinux[4] - a tailor-made Linux distro for primary and secondary level educational institutions. Since then he has managed the combination of voluntary and professional work done with the Skolelinux project. Skolelinux is now a part of DebianEdu[5]. Yrvin will continue to do voluntary work on that project. 4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skolelinux 5. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu Best regards Knut Yrvin -- Community Manager / Developer Tools - Trolltech ASA cell: + 47 908 95 765, phone: +47 21 60 27 58 http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt
