Chris Simmonds is a software consultant and professional geek living in Northern England. He has more than two decades of experience in designing and building open-source embedded systems. He is a big believer in Open Source and the importance of community. He is the author of the book “Mastering Embedded Linux Programming”, and is the moving force behind the AOSP and AAOS Meetup group (aospandaaos.github.io/). He is a frequent presenter at open source and embedded conferences, including OSS and FOSDEM. You can see some of his work on the “Inner Penguin” blog at 2net.co.uk.