SettingsFree software programmers
Aaron Seigo
Aaron J. Seigo is a Canadian open source software developer who lives in Zürich, Switzerland.
Aaron J. Seigo is a Canadian open source software developer who lives in Zürich, Switzerland.
Adriaan de Groot (Software developer)
Adriaan de Groot (born 6th January 1973 in Calgary, Canada) is a researcher in software quality and formal verification.
Adriaan de Groot (born 6th January 1973 in Calgary, Canada) is a researcher in software quality and formal verification.
Adrian Holovaty
Adrian Holovaty (born 1981) is an American Web developer, journalist and entrepreneur living in Chicago, Illinois.
Adrian Holovaty (born 1981) is an American Web developer, journalist and entrepreneur living in Chicago, Illinois.
Alexandre Oliva
Alexandre "Alex" Oliva, is a free software activist, developer and founding member of Free Software Foundation Latin America (FSFLA).
Alexandre "Alex" Oliva, is a free software activist, developer and founding member of Free Software Foundation Latin America (FSFLA).
Andrew Morton (computer programmer)
Andrew Keith Paul Morton (born 1959 in England) is an Australian software engineer, best known as one of the lead developers of the Linux kernel.
Andrew Keith Paul Morton (born 1959 in England) is an Australian software engineer, best known as one of the lead developers of the Linux kernel.
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Andrew Stuart "Andy" Tanenbaum (sometimes referred to by the handle ast) (born March 16, 1944) is a professor of computer science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Andrew Stuart "Andy" Tanenbaum (sometimes referred to by the handle ast) (born March 16, 1944) is a professor of computer science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Andrew Tridgell
Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell (born 28 February 1967) is an Australian computer programmer best known as the author of and contributor to the Samba file server, and co-inventor of the rsync algorithm.
Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell (born 28 February 1967) is an Australian computer programmer best known as the author of and contributor to the Samba file server, and co-inventor of the rsync algorithm.
Audrey Tang
Audrey Tang (born April 18, 1981; formerly known as Autrijus Tang) is a Taiwanese free software programmer, who has been described as one of the "ten greats of Taiwanese computing.
Audrey Tang (born April 18, 1981; formerly known as Autrijus Tang) is a Taiwanese free software programmer, who has been described as one of the "ten greats of Taiwanese computing.
Benjamin Mako Hill
Benjamin Mako Hill (born December 2, 1980) is a Debian hacker, intellectual property researcher, activist and author.
Benjamin Mako Hill (born December 2, 1980) is a Debian hacker, intellectual property researcher, activist and author.
Benoît Minisini
Benoît Minisini is a French programmer best known for programming the Gambas graphical development environment.
Benoît Minisini is a French programmer best known for programming the Gambas graphical development environment.
Bernhard Rosenkränzer
Bernhard Rosenkränzer is the founder and main developer of Ark Linux and a contributor to various other free software projects such as KDE and OpenOffice.org.
Bernhard Rosenkränzer is the founder and main developer of Ark Linux and a contributor to various other free software projects such as KDE and OpenOffice.org.
Bill Kendrick
Bill Kendrick is an American software engineer best known for creating and maintaining Tux Paint, an open source bitmap graphics editor for children.
Bill Kendrick is an American software engineer best known for creating and maintaining Tux Paint, an open source bitmap graphics editor for children.
Bob Scheifler
Robert William Scheifler (born 1954, Kirkwood, Missouri, USA) is an American computer scientist.
Robert William Scheifler (born 1954, Kirkwood, Missouri, USA) is an American computer scientist.
Bradley T. Hughes (programmer)
Bradley T. Hughes, born Bradley Tyson Hughes, is the creator of the Blackbox X window manager and has contributed to the NetWM specification.
Bradley T. Hughes, born Bradley Tyson Hughes, is the creator of the Blackbox X window manager and has contributed to the NetWM specification.
Bram Moolenaar
Bram Moolenaar (born in 1961, in Lisse, province of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is an active member of the open source software community.
Bram Moolenaar (born in 1961, in Lisse, province of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is an active member of the open source software community.
Brian Behlendorf
Brian Behlendorf (born March 30, 1973) is a technologist, computer programmer, and an important figure in the open-source software movement.
Brian Behlendorf (born March 30, 1973) is a technologist, computer programmer, and an important figure in the open-source software movement.
Brian Fox (computer programmer)
Brian J. Fox (born 1959) is a computer programmer, entrepreneur, consultant, author, and free software advocate.
Brian J. Fox (born 1959) is a computer programmer, entrepreneur, consultant, author, and free software advocate.
Brian Paul
Brian E. Paul is a computer programmer who wrote and continues to maintain the source code for the open source Mesa graphics library.
Brian E. Paul is a computer programmer who wrote and continues to maintain the source code for the open source Mesa graphics library.
Chih-Wei Huang
Chih-Wei Huang (黃志偉), a free software developer and promoter lives in Taiwan, is famous for his works on the VoIP and internationalization and localization fields in Greater China.
Chih-Wei Huang (黃志偉), a free software developer and promoter lives in Taiwan, is famous for his works on the VoIP and internationalization and localization fields in Greater China.
Christopher Blizzard
Christopher Blizzard is an Open Source Evangelist working for the Mozilla Corporation and a long-time contributor to Open Source projects, notably with Mozilla, Red Hat, and One Laptop Per Child.
Christopher Blizzard is an Open Source Evangelist working for the Mozilla Corporation and a long-time contributor to Open Source projects, notably with Mozilla, Red Hat, and One Laptop Per Child.
Cornelius Schumacher
Cornelius Schumacher (born 1st December 1969 in Tübingen, Germany) is a German open source Software developer.
Cornelius Schumacher (born 1st December 1969 in Tübingen, Germany) is a German open source Software developer.
D. Richard Hipp
D. Richard Hipp is the architect and primary author of SQLite as well as Fossil SCM. He and his wife, Ginger G. Wyrick, currently live and work in Charlotte, North Carolina.
D. Richard Hipp is the architect and primary author of SQLite as well as Fossil SCM. He and his wife, Ginger G. Wyrick, currently live and work in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Damian Conway
Damian Conway (born 5 October 1964) is a prominent member of the Perl community, a proponent of object-oriented programming, and the author of several books.
Damian Conway (born 5 October 1964) is a prominent member of the Perl community, a proponent of object-oriented programming, and the author of several books.
Damien Bergamini
Damien Bergamini is an OpenBSD developer who has written numerous device drivers for wireless chipsets, almost half of the wireless device drivers available on the open source BSD operating systems.
Damien Bergamini is an OpenBSD developer who has written numerous device drivers for wireless chipsets, almost half of the wireless device drivers available on the open source BSD operating systems.
Damien Sandras
Damien Sandras is well-known in the free software community due to his work on GNOME, more specifically on Ekiga, the leading Open Source softphone for the GNU/Linux desktop.
Damien Sandras is well-known in the free software community due to his work on GNOME, more specifically on Ekiga, the leading Open Source softphone for the GNU/Linux desktop.
Danese Cooper
Danese B. Cooper is an American programmer, computer scientist, and an advocate of open source software.
Danese B. Cooper is an American programmer, computer scientist, and an advocate of open source software.
Daniel B. Cid
Daniel B. Cid is the lead developer of the open source OSSEC HIDS and a principal researcher at Trend Micro, Inc. His interests range from intrusion detection, log analysis (log-based intrusion ...
Daniel B. Cid is the lead developer of the open source OSSEC HIDS and a principal researcher at Trend Micro, Inc. His interests range from intrusion detection, log analysis (log-based intrusion ...
Daniel Robbins
Daniel Robbins (US citizen, born in Montreal, Quebec) is a computer programmer and consultant best known as the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project.
Daniel Robbins (US citizen, born in Montreal, Quebec) is a computer programmer and consultant best known as the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project.
Dave Cross
Dave Cross is a British technical author, well known in the Perl community for his work with Perl Mongers.
Dave Cross is a British technical author, well known in the Perl community for his work with Perl Mongers.
David A. Wheeler
David A. Wheeler (born 1965) is a computer scientist.
David A. Wheeler (born 1965) is a computer scientist.
David Abrahams (computer programmer)
David Abrahams is a computer programmer and author.
David Abrahams is a computer programmer and author.
David Axmark
David Axmark is one of the founders of MySQL AB and a developer of the free database server, MySQL. He has been involved with MySQL development from its beginning along with the fellow co-founde...
David Axmark is one of the founders of MySQL AB and a developer of the free database server, MySQL. He has been involved with MySQL development from its beginning along with the fellow co-founde...
Donald Becker
Donald Becker is a developer, well-known for writing many of the Ethernet drivers for the Linux operating system.
Donald Becker is a developer, well-known for writing many of the Ethernet drivers for the Linux operating system.
Donald Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Donald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Doug Turner (Mozilla)
Doug Turner is a employee of the Mozilla Corporation and long-time contributor to Mozilla.
Doug Turner is a employee of the Mozilla Corporation and long-time contributor to Mozilla.
Dries Buytaert
Dries Buytaert (born 19 November 1978 in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium) is an open-source software programmer notable as founder and lead developer of the Drupal CMS.
Dries Buytaert (born 19 November 1978 in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium) is an open-source software programmer notable as founder and lead developer of the Drupal CMS.
Ean Schuessler
Ean Schuessler is co-founder, with his brother Erik Schuessler, of Brainfood, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based digital media consultancy.
Ean Schuessler is co-founder, with his brother Erik Schuessler, of Brainfood, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based digital media consultancy.
Eric Allman
Eric Paul Allman (born September 2, 1955) is an American computer programmer who developed sendmail and its precursor delivermail in the late 1970s and early 1980s at UC Berkeley.
Eric Paul Allman (born September 2, 1955) is an American computer programmer who developed sendmail and its precursor delivermail in the late 1970s and early 1980s at UC Berkeley.
Eric S. Raymond
Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to as ESR, is an American computer programmer, author and open source software advocate.
Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to as ESR, is an American computer programmer, author and open source software advocate.
Fabio Paternò
Fabio Paternò is Research Director and Head of the Laboratory on Human Interfaces in Information Systems at ISTI-CNR in Pisa.
Fabio Paternò is Research Director and Head of the Laboratory on Human Interfaces in Information Systems at ISTI-CNR in Pisa.
Federico Heinz
Federico Heinz is a Latin-American programmer and Free Software advocate living in Argentina.
Federico Heinz is a Latin-American programmer and Free Software advocate living in Argentina.
Franco Iacomella
Franco Iacomella is an Argentine activist, writer and scholar involved in universities such as the University of Buenos Aires, Latin American Social Sciences Institute and the Open University of...
Franco Iacomella is an Argentine activist, writer and scholar involved in universities such as the University of Buenos Aires, Latin American Social Sciences Institute and the Open University of...
Frank Karlitschek
Frank Karlitschek (born 25 July 1973 in Reutlingen, Germany) is a German open source Software developer.
Frank Karlitschek (born 25 July 1973 in Reutlingen, Germany) is a German open source Software developer.
Frank Warmerdam
(Norman) Frank Warmerdam is an independent software developer with a focus on remote sensing, geographic information system, cartography, and development of geospatial data translators.
(Norman) Frank Warmerdam is an independent software developer with a focus on remote sensing, geographic information system, cartography, and development of geospatial data translators.
François Letellier
François Letellier (aka FLet) is a French proponent of free/open source software as a major means of innovation in the software industry.
François Letellier (aka FLet) is a French proponent of free/open source software as a major means of innovation in the software industry.
Geoffrey Knauth
Geoffrey S. Knauth is on the board of directors of Free Software Foundation and teaches Computer Science at Lycoming College.
Geoffrey S. Knauth is on the board of directors of Free Software Foundation and teaches Computer Science at Lycoming College.
Georg C. F. Greve
Georg C. F. Greve (born 10 March 1973 in Helgoland, Germany) is a self-taught software developer, academically trained physicist and author.
Georg C. F. Greve (born 10 March 1973 in Helgoland, Germany) is a self-taught software developer, academically trained physicist and author.
Gerald Jay Sussman
Gerald Jay Sussman (February 8, 1947) is the Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Gerald Jay Sussman (February 8, 1947) is the Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Gerard Beekmans
Gerard Beekmans is the initiator and organizer of the Linux From Scratch (LFS) project.
Gerard Beekmans is the initiator and organizer of the Linux From Scratch (LFS) project.
Gordon Lyon
Gordon Lyon (also by his pseudonym Fyodor Vaskovich) is a network security expert, open source programmer, writer, and a hacker.
Gordon Lyon (also by his pseudonym Fyodor Vaskovich) is a network security expert, open source programmer, writer, and a hacker.
Greg Stein
Greg Stein (born March 16, 1967 in Portland, Oregon), living in Fairfax, VA, USA, is a programmer, speaker, sometime standards architect, and open-source software advocate, appearing frequently...
Greg Stein (born March 16, 1967 in Portland, Oregon), living in Fairfax, VA, USA, is a programmer, speaker, sometime standards architect, and open-source software advocate, appearing frequently...
Guido van Rossum
Guido van Rossum (born 31 January 1956) is a Dutch computer programmer who is best known as the author of the Python programming language.
Guido van Rossum (born 31 January 1956) is a Dutch computer programmer who is best known as the author of the Python programming language.
Hal Abelson
Harold (Hal) Abelson is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, a fellow of the IEEE, and is a founding director of both Creative Commons and the Free Software Foundation.
Harold (Hal) Abelson is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, a fellow of the IEEE, and is a founding director of both Creative Commons and the Free Software Foundation.
Hans Peter Anvin
Hans Peter Anvin, known as H. Peter Anvin, or simply Peter Anvin, or even hpa, is a Swedish computer programmer who has distinguished himself by his contributions to Free and o...
Hans Peter Anvin, known as H. Peter Anvin, or simply Peter Anvin, or even hpa, is a Swedish computer programmer who has distinguished himself by his contributions to Free and o...
Harri Porten
Harri Porten (born 1972) is a software engineer.
Harri Porten (born 1972) is a software engineer.
Havoc Pennington
Robert Sanford Havoc Pennington (born c. 1970s) is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur.
Robert Sanford Havoc Pennington (born c. 1970s) is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur.
Henri Bal
Henri Elle Bal is a professor of Computer Science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Henri Elle Bal is a professor of Computer Science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Henry Spencer
Henry Spencer is a Canadian computer programmer and space enthusiast.
Henry Spencer is a Canadian computer programmer and space enthusiast.
James Clark (programmer)
James Clark, (February 23, 1964) is the author of groff and expat and has done much work with open-source software and XML. Born in London, and educated at Charterhouse and Merton College, Oxfo...
James Clark, (February 23, 1964) is the author of groff and expat and has done much work with open-source software and XML. Born in London, and educated at Charterhouse and Merton College, Oxfo...
James Gosling
James A. Gosling, OC (born May 19, 1955 near Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a computer scientist, best known as the father of the Java programming language.
James A. Gosling, OC (born May 19, 1955 near Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a computer scientist, best known as the father of the Java programming language.
James Strachan (programmer)
James Strachan is a programmer who created the Groovy in 2003.
James Strachan is a programmer who created the Groovy in 2003.
James Turnbull
James Turnbull is an Australian free software and open source author, security specialist, and software developer.
James Turnbull is an Australian free software and open source author, security specialist, and software developer.
Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski, commonly known as jwz, is an American formerly professional computer programmer responsible for significant contributions to the free software projects Mozilla and XEmacs, ...
Jamie Zawinski, commonly known as jwz, is an American formerly professional computer programmer responsible for significant contributions to the free software projects Mozilla and XEmacs, ...
Jaromil
Denis Roio (also known as Jaromil) is a free software programmer, a media artist and activist.
Denis Roio (also known as Jaromil) is a free software programmer, a media artist and activist.
Jeff Waugh
Jeff Waugh (also known as "jdub") is an Australian free software and open source software developer.
Jeff Waugh (also known as "jdub") is an Australian free software and open source software developer.
Jim Gettys
Jim Gettys is an American computer programmer at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, USA. He is currently working on bufferbloat, as a properly working low latency Internet is required for immersive telec...
Jim Gettys is an American computer programmer at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, USA. He is currently working on bufferbloat, as a properly working low latency Internet is required for immersive telec...
Jim Hall (programmer)
Jim Hall is a computer programmer and advocate of free software, best known for his work on FreeDOS. Hall began writing the free replacement for the MS-DOS operating system in 1994 when he was s...
Jim Hall is a computer programmer and advocate of free software, best known for his work on FreeDOS. Hall began writing the free replacement for the MS-DOS operating system in 1994 when he was s...
Jim Jagielski
Jim Jagielski (born March 11, 1961) is an American software engineer, who specialises in web and open source technologies.
Jim Jagielski (born March 11, 1961) is an American software engineer, who specialises in web and open source technologies.
John Bridges (software developer)
John Bridges is the co-author of the software program PCPaint and primary developer of the program GRASP for Microtex Industries with Doug Wolfgram.
John Bridges is the co-author of the software program PCPaint and primary developer of the program GRASP for Microtex Industries with Doug Wolfgram.
John Gilmore (activist)
John Gilmore (born 1957) is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks mailing list, and Cygnus Solutions.
John Gilmore (born 1957) is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks mailing list, and Cygnus Solutions.
John Graham-Cumming
John Graham-Cumming is a British programmer best known for having originated a successful petition to the British Government asking for an apology for its persecution of Alan Turing for his homo...
John Graham-Cumming is a British programmer best known for having originated a successful petition to the British Government asking for an apology for its persecution of Alan Turing for his homo...
John Paul Morrison
John Paul Morrison (born John Paul Rodker in 1937) is a British-born Canadian computer programmer, and the inventor of flow-based programming (FBP).
John Paul Morrison (born John Paul Rodker in 1937) is a British-born Canadian computer programmer, and the inventor of flow-based programming (FBP).
Jordan Hubbard
Jordan K. Hubbard (born April 8, 1963 in Honolulu) is a long-time open source developer, authoring software like the Ardent Window Manager and various other open source tools and libraries befor...
Jordan K. Hubbard (born April 8, 1963 in Honolulu) is a long-time open source developer, authoring software like the Ardent Window Manager and various other open source tools and libraries befor...
Jorge Stolfi
Jorge Stolfi (born São Paulo, 1950) is a full professor of computer science at the State University of Campinas, working in computer vision, image processing, splines and other function approxim...
Jorge Stolfi (born São Paulo, 1950) is a full professor of computer science at the State University of Campinas, working in computer vision, image processing, splines and other function approxim...
Karl Lehenbauer
Karl Lehenbauer (born April 5, 1958) was the founder of NeoSoft in the early 1990s, which was the first Internet Service Provider in the southern United States as well as the first to offer cabl...
Karl Lehenbauer (born April 5, 1958) was the founder of NeoSoft in the early 1990s, which was the first Internet Service Provider in the southern United States as well as the first to offer cabl...
Keith Packard
Keith Packard (born April 16, 1963) is a software developer, best known for his work on the X Window System.
Keith Packard (born April 16, 1963) is a software developer, best known for his work on the X Window System.
Ken Silverman
Ken Silverman (born November 1, 1975) is a game programmer, best known for writing the Build engine used in Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, and more than a dozen other games in...
Ken Silverman (born November 1, 1975) is a game programmer, best known for writing the Build engine used in Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, and more than a dozen other games in...
L. Peter Deutsch
L Peter Deutsch or Peter Deutsch is the founder of Aladdin Enterprises and creator of Ghostscript, a free software PostScript and PDF interpreter.
L Peter Deutsch or Peter Deutsch is the founder of Aladdin Enterprises and creator of Ghostscript, a free software PostScript and PDF interpreter.
Larry Ewing
Larry Ewing is a U.S. computer programmer who is known as the creator of the Linux mascot, Tux.
Larry Ewing is a U.S. computer programmer who is known as the creator of the Linux mascot, Tux.
Larry Wall
Larry Wall (born September 27, 1954) is a programmer and author, most widely known for his creation of the Perl programming language in 1987.
Larry Wall (born September 27, 1954) is a programmer and author, most widely known for his creation of the Perl programming language in 1987.
Lee Daniel Crocker
Lee Daniel Crocker (born in Valdosta, Georgia on July 3, 1963) is an American computer programmer and poker player.
Lee Daniel Crocker (born in Valdosta, Georgia on July 3, 1963) is an American computer programmer and poker player.
Lennart Poettering
Lennart Poettering is a German computer programmer, best known for his contributions to the PulseAudio cross-platform sound server, the systemd replacement for the System V init daemon, and the ...
Lennart Poettering is a German computer programmer, best known for his contributions to the PulseAudio cross-platform sound server, the systemd replacement for the System V init daemon, and the ...
Leonard H. Tower, Jr.
Leonard "Len" H. Tower Jr. is a free software activist and one of the founding board members of the Free Software Foundation, where he contributed to the initial releases of gcc and GNU diff.
Leonard "Len" H. Tower Jr. is a free software activist and one of the founding board members of the Free Software Foundation, where he contributed to the initial releases of gcc and GNU diff.
Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds (; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish American software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the open source Lin...
Linus Benedict Torvalds (; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish American software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the open source Lin...
Lynne Jolitz
Lynne Greer Jolitz (born June 30, 1961) is a figure in free software and founded many startups in Silicon Valley with her husband William.
Lynne Greer Jolitz (born June 30, 1961) is a figure in free software and founded many startups in Silicon Valley with her husband William.
Léon Bottou
Léon Bottou is a researcher best known for his work in machine learning and data compression.
Léon Bottou is a researcher best known for his work in machine learning and data compression.
Maciej Stachowiak
Maciej Stachowiak (; born June 6, 1976) is a Polish American software developer currently employed by Apple Inc. where he is a leader of the development team responsible for the Safari web brow...
Maciej Stachowiak (; born June 6, 1976) is a Polish American software developer currently employed by Apple Inc. where he is a leader of the development team responsible for the Safari web brow...
Marc Fleury
Marc Fleury (born Paris, 1968) is the creator of JBoss, an open-source Java application server.
Marc Fleury (born Paris, 1968) is the creator of JBoss, an open-source Java application server.
Marcus Brinkmann
Marcus Brinkmann (born August 25, 1975 in Dortmund, Germany) is one of the lead developers of the Hurd/L4 which is supposed to supersede the GNU Mach microkernel in GNU. He also initiated Debian...
Marcus Brinkmann (born August 25, 1975 in Dortmund, Germany) is one of the lead developers of the Hurd/L4 which is supposed to supersede the GNU Mach microkernel in GNU. He also initiated Debian...
Mark Spencer (computer engineer)
Mark Spencer is a computer engineer and is the original author of the GTK+-based instant messaging client Gaim, the L2TP daemon l2tpd and the Cheops Network User Interface.
Mark Spencer is a computer engineer and is the original author of the GTK+-based instant messaging client Gaim, the L2TP daemon l2tpd and the Cheops Network User Interface.
Markus Neteler
Markus Neteler received his degree in Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology at the University of Hannover, Germany in 1999, where he worked as a researcher and teaching for two years.
Markus Neteler received his degree in Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology at the University of Hannover, Germany in 1999, where he worked as a researcher and teaching for two years.
Marshall Kirk McKusick
Marshall Kirk McKusick is a computer scientist, known for his extensive work on BSD, from the 1980s to FreeBSD in the present day.
Marshall Kirk McKusick is a computer scientist, known for his extensive work on BSD, from the 1980s to FreeBSD in the present day.
Matthew Dillon (computer scientist)
Matthew Dillon (born 1966) is a computer scientist living in Berkeley, California.
Matthew Dillon (born 1966) is a computer scientist living in Berkeley, California.
Matthias Ettrich
Matthias Ettrich (born 14 June 1972 in Bietigheim-Bissingen, southern Germany) is a computer scientist known for his contributions to the KDE and LyX projects.
Matthias Ettrich (born 14 June 1972 in Bietigheim-Bissingen, southern Germany) is a computer scientist known for his contributions to the KDE and LyX projects.
Michael Simms (software developer)
Michael Simms is the creator of the Tux Games website and the founder of Linux Game Publishing.
Michael Simms is the creator of the Tux Games website and the founder of Linux Game Publishing.
Michael Sweet (programmer)
Michael Sweet is a computer scientist and is the primary developer and architect of CUPS, flPhoto, HTMLDOC, and Mini-XML. He was the original developer of the Gimp-Print software (now called Gut...
Michael Sweet is a computer scientist and is the primary developer and architect of CUPS, flPhoto, HTMLDOC, and Mini-XML. He was the original developer of the Gimp-Print software (now called Gut...
Michael Tiemann
Michael Tiemann is Vice President of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat Inc, as well as President of the Open Source Initiative.
Michael Tiemann is Vice President of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat Inc, as well as President of the Open Source Initiative.
Michael Widenius
Ulf Michael Widenius (often called Monty), born 3 March 1962, in Helsinki, Finland, is the main author of the original version of the open-source MySQL database and a founding member of th...
Ulf Michael Widenius (often called Monty), born 3 March 1962, in Helsinki, Finland, is the main author of the original version of the open-source MySQL database and a founding member of th...
Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza is a Mexican free software programmer, best known for starting the GNOME and Mono projects.
Miguel de Icaza is a Mexican free software programmer, best known for starting the GNOME and Mono projects.
Mike Cowlishaw
Mike Cowlishaw is a retired IBM Fellow, a Visiting Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (roughly the ...
Mike Cowlishaw is a retired IBM Fellow, a Visiting Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (roughly the ...
Moshe Bar (investor)
Moshe Bar (born in Jerusalem, Israel in June 1971) is an Israeli technologist, author, investor and entrepreneur.
Moshe Bar (born in Jerusalem, Israel in June 1971) is an Israeli technologist, author, investor and entrepreneur.
Nathan Hurst
Nathan Hurst (born 1977) is an Australian programmer.
Nathan Hurst (born 1977) is an Australian programmer.
Nir Simionovich
Nir Simionovich is the author of the books AsteriskNow published in March 2008 and Asterisk Gateway Interface 1.4 and 1.6 Programming published in January 2009.
Nir Simionovich is the author of the books AsteriskNow published in March 2008 and Asterisk Gateway Interface 1.4 and 1.6 Programming published in January 2009.
Pablo Machón
Pablo Machón is a Libre/Free Knowledge activist, Libre/Free Software developer and founding member and President of the Free Knowledge Foundation, an organization that promotes people's rights a...
Pablo Machón is a Libre/Free Knowledge activist, Libre/Free Software developer and founding member and President of the Free Knowledge Foundation, an organization that promotes people's rights a...
Pamela Kyle Crossley
Pamela Kyle Crossley (born 18 November 1955) is an historian of modern China, northern Asia, and global history.
Pamela Kyle Crossley (born 18 November 1955) is an historian of modern China, northern Asia, and global history.
Pat Villani
Pasquale "Pat" J. Villani (18 April 1954 – 27 August 2011) was an American computer programmer, author, and advocate of free software, best known for his creation of DOS-C, a DOS emulator writte...
Pasquale "Pat" J. Villani (18 April 1954 – 27 August 2011) was an American computer programmer, author, and advocate of free software, best known for his creation of DOS-C, a DOS emulator writte...
Patrick Ball
Patrick Ball (Born June 26, 1965) is a scientist, technologist, computer programmer, and an important figure in the global human rights movement.
Patrick Ball (Born June 26, 1965) is a scientist, technologist, computer programmer, and an important figure in the global human rights movement.
Patrick Volkerding
Patrick Volkerding (born October 20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution.
Patrick Volkerding (born October 20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution.
Paul Vixie
Paul Vixie is an American Internet pioneer, the author of several RFCs and well-known Unix software.
Paul Vixie is an American Internet pioneer, the author of several RFCs and well-known Unix software.
Peter Eastman
Peter Eastman is the lead developer of the free 3D graphics application Art of Illusion and creator of other software titles such as the interactive fiction game, Episode in the Life of an Artist.
Peter Eastman is the lead developer of the free 3D graphics application Art of Illusion and creator of other software titles such as the interactive fiction game, Episode in the Life of an Artist.
Peter MacDonald (computer programmer)
Peter MacDonald is a Canadian software engineer, best known as the creator of Softlanding Linux System, widely regarded as the first complete Linux distribution.
Peter MacDonald is a Canadian software engineer, best known as the creator of Softlanding Linux System, widely regarded as the first complete Linux distribution.
Philip Hazel
Philip Hazel is a computer programmer best known for writing the Exim mail transport agent and the PCRE regular expression library.
Philip Hazel is a computer programmer best known for writing the Exim mail transport agent and the PCRE regular expression library.
Poul-Henning Kamp
Poul-Henning Kamp (sometimes known as PHK) is a Danish FreeBSD developer, responsible for implementation of the widely used MD5 password hash algorithm, a vast quantity of systems code, incl...
Poul-Henning Kamp (sometimes known as PHK) is a Danish FreeBSD developer, responsible for implementation of the widely used MD5 password hash algorithm, a vast quantity of systems code, incl...
Raph Levien
Raphael Levien (also known as Raph Levien) is an influential member of the free software developer community, through his creation of the Advogato virtual community and his work with the f...
Raphael Levien (also known as Raph Levien) is an influential member of the free software developer community, through his creation of the Advogato virtual community and his work with the f...
Rasmus Lerdorf
Rasmus Lerdorf (born 22 November 1968 in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland) is a Danish programmer with Canadian citizenship and is most notable as the creator of the PHP scripting language.
Rasmus Lerdorf (born 22 November 1968 in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland) is a Danish programmer with Canadian citizenship and is most notable as the creator of the PHP scripting language.
Ricardo Galli
Dr. Ricardo Adolfo Galli Granada, also known as gallir, is a doctor of computer science at the University of the Balearic Islands, where he teaches operating system design.
Dr. Ricardo Adolfo Galli Granada, also known as gallir, is a doctor of computer science at the University of the Balearic Islands, where he teaches operating system design.
Rich Salz
Rich Salz is currently the technical lead for the XML appliance products at IBM. He came to IBM when he was Chief Security Officer of DataPower, which was acquired by IBM in 2005.
Rich Salz is currently the technical lead for the XML appliance products at IBM. He came to IBM when he was Chief Security Officer of DataPower, which was acquired by IBM in 2005.
Richard Hipp
D. Richard Hipp (born April 9, 1961) is the architect and primary author of SQLite as well as Fossil SCM. He and his wife, Ginger G. Wyrick, currently live and work in Charlotte, North Carolina.
D. Richard Hipp (born April 9, 1961) is the architect and primary author of SQLite as well as Fossil SCM. He and his wife, Ginger G. Wyrick, currently live and work in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953), often shortened to rms, is an American software freedom activist and computer programmer.
Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953), often shortened to rms, is an American software freedom activist and computer programmer.
Rick Adams (Internet pioneer)
Richard L. Adams, Jr. was an Internet pioneer and the founder of UUNET, which, in the mid and late 1990s, was the world's largest Internet Service Provider.
Richard L. Adams, Jr. was an Internet pioneer and the founder of UUNET, which, in the mid and late 1990s, was the world's largest Internet Service Provider.
Robert Dewar
Robert Dewar is one of two sons of the theoretical chemist Michael J. S. Dewar and Mary Dewar, née Williamson, a historian and scholar of English Tudor history.
Robert Dewar is one of two sons of the theoretical chemist Michael J. S. Dewar and Mary Dewar, née Williamson, a historian and scholar of English Tudor history.
Robert Watson (computer scientist)
Robert Watson (born 3 May 1977 in Harrow, London, UK) is a FreeBSD core team developer, and founder of the TrustedBSD Project.
Robert Watson (born 3 May 1977 in Harrow, London, UK) is a FreeBSD core team developer, and founder of the TrustedBSD Project.
Ryan C. Gordon
Ryan C. Gordon (also known as icculus) is a former Loki Software employee who is now responsible for icculus.org, which hosts many Loki Software projects as well as several new project...
Ryan C. Gordon (also known as icculus) is a former Loki Software employee who is now responsible for icculus.org, which hosts many Loki Software projects as well as several new project...
Ryan North
Ryan M. North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer, computer programmer, and occasional songwriter who is the creator and author of Dinosaur Comics, and co-creator of Whispered Apo...
Ryan M. North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer, computer programmer, and occasional songwriter who is the creator and author of Dinosaur Comics, and co-creator of Whispered Apo...
Rémy Card
Rémy Card is a French software developer who is noted for his contributions to the Linux kernel.
Rémy Card is a French software developer who is noted for his contributions to the Linux kernel.
Sam Lantinga
Sam Oscar Lantinga was the lead software engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, where he is known to the community as Slouken.
Sam Oscar Lantinga was the lead software engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, where he is known to the community as Slouken.
Samuel J Leffler
Samuel J Leffler is a computer scientist, known for his extensive work on BSD, from the 1980s to FreeBSD in the present day.
Samuel J Leffler is a computer scientist, known for his extensive work on BSD, from the 1980s to FreeBSD in the present day.
Sean Hastings
Sean Hastings (born 1968) is an entrepreneur, cypherpunk author, and security expert.
Sean Hastings (born 1968) is an entrepreneur, cypherpunk author, and security expert.
Shlomi Loubaton
Shlomi Loubaton (date of birth unknown) (שלומי לובטון) is an Israeli Open source software developer, activist and blogger.
Shlomi Loubaton (date of birth unknown) (שלומי לובטון) is an Israeli Open source software developer, activist and blogger.
Simon Tatham
Simon Tatham (born 3 May 1977) is an English programmer known primarily for creating and maintaining PuTTY, a free software implementation of Telnet and SSH clients for Win32 and Unix platforms...
Simon Tatham (born 3 May 1977) is an English programmer known primarily for creating and maintaining PuTTY, a free software implementation of Telnet and SSH clients for Win32 and Unix platforms...
Spencer Kimball
Spencer Kimball is a computer programmer most notable for his early work on the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).
Spencer Kimball is a computer programmer most notable for his early work on the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).
Stefano Zacchiroli
Stefano Zacchiroli (born 16 March 1979) is the current Debian Project Leader, succeeding Steve McIntyre in April 2010.
Stefano Zacchiroli (born 16 March 1979) is the current Debian Project Leader, succeeding Steve McIntyre in April 2010.
Stephen White (programmer)
Stephen White is a Software Developer employed by Google working on Google Chrome.
Stephen White is a Software Developer employed by Google working on Google Chrome.
Stuart Cheshire
Stuart Cheshire is the author of Bolo, a networked tank game, originally written for the BBC Micro and later ported to the Apple Macintosh.
Stuart Cheshire is the author of Bolo, a networked tank game, originally written for the BBC Micro and later ported to the Apple Macintosh.
Stuart Langridge
Stuart Langridge is a designer for a developer for a media firm based in the United Kingdom.
Stuart Langridge is a designer for a developer for a media firm based in the United Kingdom.
Theo de Raadt
Theo de Raadt, born May 19, 1968 in Pretoria, South Africa, is a software engineer who lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Theo de Raadt, born May 19, 1968 in Pretoria, South Africa, is a software engineer who lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Theodore Ts'o
Theodore Y. "Ted" Ts'o (born 1968) is a software developer mainly known for his contributions to the Linux kernel, in particular his contributions to file systems.
Theodore Y. "Ted" Ts'o (born 1968) is a software developer mainly known for his contributions to the Linux kernel, in particular his contributions to file systems.
Thomas Bushnell
Thomas Bushnell, BSG, formerly known as Michael Bushnell, is a software developer and Gregorian friar.
Thomas Bushnell, BSG, formerly known as Michael Bushnell, is a software developer and Gregorian friar.
Thomas Sterling (computing)
Dr. Thomas Sterling is currently a Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, a Faculty Associate at California Institute of Technology, and a Distinguished Visiting Scientist ...
Dr. Thomas Sterling is currently a Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, a Faculty Associate at California Institute of Technology, and a Distinguished Visiting Scientist ...
Vladimir Vukićević
Vladimir Vukićević, born April 29, 1979, is an American-Serbian software engineer who has worked on many open source projects.
Vladimir Vukićević, born April 29, 1979, is an American-Serbian software engineer who has worked on many open source projects.
Walter Bender
Walter Bender is technologist and researcher who has made important contributions in the field of electronic publishing, media, and technology for learning.
Walter Bender is technologist and researcher who has made important contributions in the field of electronic publishing, media, and technology for learning.
Wayne Davison
Wayne Davison is a noted programmer and musician, born on 14 December in the US state of California.
Wayne Davison is a noted programmer and musician, born on 14 December in the US state of California.
why the lucky stiff
why the lucky stiff (often known simply as Why or _why) is the persona formerly used by an anonymous and prolific writer, cartoonist, musician, artist, and computer programmer notabl...
why the lucky stiff (often known simply as Why or _why) is the persona formerly used by an anonymous and prolific writer, cartoonist, musician, artist, and computer programmer notabl...
William A. Stein
William Arthur Stein (born February 21, 1974 in Santa Barbara, California) is a professor of mathematics at the University of Washington.
William Arthur Stein (born February 21, 1974 in Santa Barbara, California) is a professor of mathematics at the University of Washington.
William John Sullivan
William John Sullivan (more commonly known as John Sullivan) (born December 6, 1976) is a software freedom activist, hacker, and writer.
William John Sullivan (more commonly known as John Sullivan) (born December 6, 1976) is a software freedom activist, hacker, and writer.
William Jolitz
William Frederick Jolitz (born February 22, 1957), commonly known as Bill Jolitz, is best known for developing the 386BSD operating system from 1989 to 1994 along with his wife Lynne Jolitz.
William Frederick Jolitz (born February 22, 1957), commonly known as Bill Jolitz, is best known for developing the 386BSD operating system from 1989 to 1994 along with his wife Lynne Jolitz.
Yann LeCun
Yann LeCun is a computer science researcher with contributions in machine learning, computer vision, mobile robotics and computational neuroscience.
Yann LeCun is a computer science researcher with contributions in machine learning, computer vision, mobile robotics and computational neuroscience.
Yukihiro Matsumoto
Yukihiro Matsumoto is a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language and its reference implementation, Matz's Ruby Interp...
Yukihiro Matsumoto is a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language and its reference implementation, Matz's Ruby Interp...