Paul first encountered Linux in 1991, when trying to do something more useful with his 386SX Minix system, and has been hooked on it ever since. He has brought a passion for Free Software to various roles in development, systems administration, network engineering, and IT management since then. In 2013, Paul started the LibreNMS project, a network monitoring system focused on ease of use and community participation. Paul works as a Systems Reliability Engineer in Canonical's global Information Systems team.