Alain Magloire

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Alain Magloire is a system administrator and programmer [1]. He received his education at the Université de Montréal [2]. His professional experience includes employment at McGill University, QNX Software Systems, and BlackBerry [1][3][4][5][6].

In the realm of software maintenance, Magloire has served as the Mailutils maintainer from 1999 to the present [7]. He also held the position of grep maintainer until 2002 [7].

Alain Magloire

Summary

Alain Magloire is a human[1]. He worked as a system administrator[2] and programmer[3].

Key Facts

  • Alain Magloire held citizenship in Canada[4].
  • Alain Magloire worked as a system administrator[2].
  • Alain Magloire's professions included programmer[3].
  • Alain Magloire held the position of Mailutils maintainer[5].
  • Among Alain Magloire's employers was McGill University[6].
  • Among Alain Magloire's employers was QNX Software Systems[7].
  • Among Alain Magloire's employers was BlackBerry[8].
  • Alain Magloire was educated at Université de Montréal[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Alain Magloire is GNU Mailutils[10].
  • Alain Magloire was a member of GNU Project[11].
  • Alain Magloire is recorded as male[12].
  • Alain Magloire's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alain Magloire's website account on is recorded as GNU Savannah[14].
  • Alain Magloire's family name is recorded as Magloire[15].
  • Alain Magloire's given name is recorded as Alain[16].
  • Alain Magloire's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 99658994511[17].
  • Alain Magloire's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[18].
  • Alain Magloire's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Alain Magloire's different from is recorded as Alain Magloire[20].
  • Alain Magloire's Goodreads author ID is recorded as 5228080[21].

Body

Education

Alain Magloire's education included a stint at Université de Montréal[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include system administrator[2] and programmer[3]. Employers include McGill University[6], a public research university[22], in Canada[23], founded in 1821[24], headquartered in Montreal[25]; QNX Software Systems[7], a software company[26], in Canada[27], founded in 1980[28], headquartered in Ottawa[29]; and BlackBerry[8], a business[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1984[32], headquartered in Waterloo[33]. Alain Magloire held the position of Mailutils maintainer[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Alain Magloire is GNU Mailutils[10].

FAQs

What did Alain Magloire do for work?

Alain Magloire worked as system administrator[2] and programmer[3].

Where did Alain Magloire go to school?

Alain Magloire was educated at Université de Montréal[9].

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  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . rocketreach.co. Retrieved . rocketreach.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . escholarship.mcgill.ca. Retrieved . escholarship.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . escholarship.mcgill.ca. Retrieved . escholarship.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . qnx.com. Retrieved . qnx.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . patchwork.kernel.org. Retrieved . patchwork.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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