# Chris Down

- **Website:** <https://chrisdown.name>
- **Primary alias:** `chrisdown.name`

## Description

Chris Down is a seasoned Linux Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and developer based in London, England, currently contributing to the scalability efforts of Meta, serving over 3 billion users globally. With expertise in Linux memory management, Chris works on enhancing the reliability and performance of user-facing products from an infrastructure standpoint. His focus includes innovating and optimizing operating systems for efficiency at scale, as well as developing vital technologies such as the Linux kernel, cgroups, and systemd.

An active contributor to open-source projects, Chris is a maintainer of tools like cgroup v2 for resource control, clipmenu for clipboard management, and systemd for service management. His passion extends beyond technology, with interests in photography, birding, and sim racing. Chris also shares insights through talks at conferences like FOSDEM and SREcon, addressing topics related to Linux resource control and memory management. Explore his work and projects on GitHub, and engage with his photography through personal portfolios online.

## Industries

- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology
- 🖥 Social Networks and Online Communities _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_

## Links

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/unixchris)
- [github](https://github.com/cdown)
- [facebook](https://facebook.com/christopherdown)

## Logos & icons

- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idFSLWSmai/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1721358575783)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Guardsman Red | #b6000f | accent |
| Black | #000000 | dark |
| White | #ffffff | light |

## Fonts

- Open Sans — asset _(google)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idFSLWSmai/w/1500/h/500/id4cF1GdeP.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1721358575522)

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