Miguel de Icaza, Mexican application developer. Achievements include starting of the Gnome and Mono projects; creator of spreadsheet program Gnumeric. Named one of 100 Innovators for the New Century, Time Magazine, 2000; recipient Free Software award, Free Software Foundation, 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Technology Review Innovator of Year award, 1999, Microsoft Most Valuable Player award, 2010.
Background
Icaza, Miguel de was born in 1972 in Mexico City.
Education
Attended, National Autonomous University Mexico.
Career
Started to writer free software, 1992. Co-created GNOME project, 1997. Co-founder Helix Code (renamed Ximian, acquired by Novell), 1999—2003.
Vice president, developer platform Novell Inc., since 2003.
Named one of 100 Innovators for the New Century, Time Magazine, 2000. Recipient Free Software award, Free Software Foundation, 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Technology Review Innovator of Year award, 1999, Microsoft Most Valuable Player award, 2010.
Named one of 100 Innovators for the New Century, Time Magazine, 2000. Recipient Free Software award, Free Software Foundation, 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Technology Review Innovator of Year award, 1999, Microsoft Most Valuable Player award, 2010.