# Matthew Garrett

> Matthew Garrett is an Irish technologist, programmer, and free software activist who is a major contributor to a series of free software projects including Linux, GNOME, Debian, Ubuntu, and Red Hat. He has received the Free Software Award from the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for his work on Secure Boot, UEFI, and the Linux kernel.

*Irish computer programmer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/matthew-garrett

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Developer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5482740))
- **Category:** Developers
- **Country:** Ireland
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Matthew Garrett is an Irish technologist, programmer, and free software activist who is a major contributor to a series of free software projects including Linux, GNOME, Debian, Ubuntu, and Red Hat. He has received the Free Software Award from the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for his work on Secure Boot, UEFI, and the Linux kernel.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 56.4
- **Momentum:** 1.1
- **Total followers across platforms:** 631

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/mjg59 (@mjg59)
- **WEBSITE**: https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/
- **GITHUB**: https://github.com/mjg59 (@mjg59, 631 followers)

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15999901)
- [Matthew Garrett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Garrett)
- [Matthew Garrett](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Garrett)
- [매튜 가렛](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%A4%ED%8A%9C_%EA%B0%80%EB%A0%9B)

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