I am a free software developer focused on improving hardware support in low-level projects, with a particular interest in multimedia, graphics and boot-related topics.

I have worked extensively with embedded systems, both professionally and as a long-time hobbyist in the community. I have been using GNU/Linux systems since 2008 and run fully free software to the largest possible extent. My aim is to increase the practical ability to understand, modify and repurpose the software driving digital technology and ensure long-term durability through upstream contribution.

Activity

Current Projects

2014-: Linux, V4L2 and DRM driver author and maintainer, contributed various drivers, features and fixes for ARM platforms.
2014-: U-Boot, contributed various features and fixes to TI OMAP, Allwinner and Rockchip support.
2015-: coreboot, contributed various fixes to ChromeOS devices support.

Past Projects

2011-2016: Replicant, lead developer and manager, ported to Android 2.3, 4.0 and 4.2, added support for various Samsung mobile devices by writing dedicated Hardware Abstraction Layers (HALs), including reverse-engineering of the Samsung-IPC modem protocol. Wrote associated documentation and blog posts.
2015-2016: Libreboot, contributed ASUS Chromebook C201PA support and build system rewrite.
2010-2013: OpenStreetMap, made major contributions to specific urban areas.
2012: quvi, contributed fixes and support for various websites.

Employment

2024-: sys-base, self-employed free software development engineer and trainer.
2018-2023: Bootlin, embedded Linux engineer and trainer at the Toulouse office.
2017: Intel, automated display testing engineer at the Open Source Technology Center in Helsinki.

Studies

2015-2018: ENSEIRB-MATMECA, master of Engineering degree, electronics branch and embedded systems specialization
2013-2015: CPBx (University of Bordeaux), maths and physics preparatory class.

Consulting

As an independent software development engineer, I offer consulting services through my company sys-base.

Feel free to visit the company's website for more specific information and contact details.

[sys-base]

Contact

Email

You can contact me via email at contact[at]paulk.fr.

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IRC

You can find my on IRC networks, on the Libera and OFTC servers under the nick paulk.

Events

I sometimes attend free software events such as FOSDEM, ELCE, Kernel Recipes, Embedded Recipes and Capitole du Libre.