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Olli Ries

Olli Ries

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Director SW Engineering Ubuntu Client

Olli is heading the development of all Ubuntu Client Platform products and releases for Canonical. His teams are in charge of e.g. Ubuntu (the Linux Distribution), Ubuntu for mobile devices (phone, tablet, embedded) and snappy Ubuntu.

Olli Ries
12 April 2016

Adding snaps for secure, transactional packages in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Desktop Article

The development of the Ubuntu phone platform and its expansion to IoT and devices has challenged us to solve real problems in security and reliability. These challenges apply equally to desktop and server systems and are a source of frustration for users and developers who want newer software on long-term supported releases. This has led ...

Olli Ries
15 October 2015

Update on Ubuntu Phone security issue

Phone and tablet Article

A security vulnerability has been discovered on the Ubuntu Phone. We take security very seriously, and want to provide clear information as to what happened; and what steps have been taken to rectify the issue and protect against future similar incidents. At this point, we believe that the core issue has been addressed. An app ...