About

I am a senior System Administrator, Network Administrator and Open Source Contributor.

🏔️ Open Source & Alpine Linux

I actively contribute to the open-source software ecosystem and serve as a member of the Alpine Linux Technical Steering Committee (TSC).

Contributions & Roles

• Package Maintenance: Maintaining, updating, and patching software packages in Alpine Linux (aports).
• Governance & Infrastructure: Participating in technical steering and distribution infrastructure tooling.

🛠️ Featured Projects & Maintained Packages

• 📦 apkfile: CLI tool for inspecting and extracting .apk packages.
• 🔍 apk-file-search: Search utility for files across Alpine Linux packages.
• 💿 al-makeiso: Automated tool for building custom Alpine Linux ISOs.
• 📤 almaput: Package build uploader for Alpine infrastructure.
• 📋 Maintained Packages: Browse my maintained packages on pkgs.alpinelinux.org.

🔗 Profiles & Contact Information

• 🐙 GitHub Repositories: github.com/fcolista
• 💼 LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/francescocolista
• 🐧 Unix StackExchange: unix.stackexchange.com/users/176053/francesco-colista
• 📅 Book a Consultation: Book a Technical Consultation

🔑 Security & Verification

• 🔏 GPG Public Key: /gnupg2-francesco-bsod-eu-pubkey.asc