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Jarkko Sakkinen
jarkko
I'll be working at https://opinsys.com/contact/ starting from next month.
Opinsys creates a combined hardware and teaching platform based on open source, and provides this service for schools in Finland, Germany and Switzerland :-)
This also means that I'm full on back in kernel too for the first time in over two years, as the work will involve e.g. taking advantage of the modern security features of the Linux kernel.
I.e. my work time will also contain my LKML time ;-)
I'm quite excited as what could be a better job than help kids do better at school, or have better environment for enabling that!
Opinsys creates a combined hardware and teaching platform based on open source, and provides this service for schools in Finland, Germany and Switzerland :-)
This also means that I'm full on back in kernel too for the first time in over two years, as the work will involve e.g. taking advantage of the modern security features of the Linux kernel.
I.e. my work time will also contain my LKML time ;-)
I'm quite excited as what could be a better job than help kids do better at school, or have better environment for enabling that!
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Luukas Ahola
laho@suomi.social
@jarkko Awesome, congrats!
Although I've never used their Lukiolaiskannettava devices, it's quite marvelous how they've commercialized Non-Windows laptops for schools.
Glad to see Opinsys putting some serious effort into the kernel side.
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@ncopa Thanks, I think I finally found something that could really work for me in long term since I departed (with my own foot after 11 years) from Intel :-)
It's not a question of money for me personally. I just want to make something that makes sense for customers, has also ethical value and improves society.
All the laptops are recycled leasing laptops that they reburnish, rebrand and also have full maintenance. E.g. if a kid breaks a display it will be like few tens of euros bill for parents, not few hundred.
The whole concept impressed me a lot...
It's not a question of money for me personally. I just want to make something that makes sense for customers, has also ethical value and improves society.
All the laptops are recycled leasing laptops that they reburnish, rebrand and also have full maintenance. E.g. if a kid breaks a display it will be like few tens of euros bill for parents, not few hundred.
The whole concept impressed me a lot...
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@ncopa Also software and services are from end-to-end in-house. E.g. they have this as part of the solution: https://puavo.org/.
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