Olivier Fourdan
Olivier Fourdan | |
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| Occupation | Software engineer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | Originator of the Xfce desktop environment |
Olivier Fourdan is recognized as the originator of the Xfce desktop environment, initiating its development in the latter part of 1996.
His professional journey began in roles such as a production engineer specializing in emerging technologies, a web developer, and an engineer working with embedded Linux systems.
Since 2007, Fourdan has been employed by Red Hat, with the exception of a two-year tenure at Intel during 2013 and 2014. From 2017 onward, his efforts have concentrated on promoting the adoption of Wayland, actively contributing to essential projects like GTK, Mutter, GNOME Control Center, XWayland, and Mesa3D.