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Alan Emtage
Alan Emtage (born November 27, 1964) conceived and implemented the first version of Archie, a pre-Web internet search engine for locating material in public FTP archives.
Alan Emtage (born November 27, 1964) conceived and implemented the first version of Archie, a pre-Web internet search engine for locating material in public FTP archives.
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).
Brian Kernighan
Brian Wilson Kernighan is a Canadian computer scientist who worked at Bell Labs alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie and contributed to the development of Unix.
Brian Wilson Kernighan is a Canadian computer scientist who worked at Bell Labs alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie and contributed to the development of Unix.
Bruce Ellis
Bruce Ellis (Born 1960, nicknamed Brucee) was a computer scientist at Bell Labs during the 1980s and 90s.
Bruce Ellis (Born 1960, nicknamed Brucee) was a computer scientist at Bell Labs during the 1980s and 90s.
Daniel Robbins
Daniel Robbins is a computer programmer and consultant best known as the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project.
Daniel Robbins is a computer programmer and consultant best known as the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project.
David Korn (computer scientist)
David Korn is an American UNIX programmer, who is probably best known for creating the Korn shell, a command line interface/programming language.
David Korn is an American UNIX programmer, who is probably best known for creating the Korn shell, a command line interface/programming language.
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (b. September 9, 1941; found dead October 12, 2011), was an American computer scientist who "helped shape the digital era."
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (b. September 9, 1941; found dead October 12, 2011), was an American computer scientist who "helped shape the digital era."
Douglas McIlroy
Malcolm Douglas McIlroy (born 1932) is a mathematician, engineer, and programmer.
Malcolm Douglas McIlroy (born 1932) is a mathematician, engineer, and programmer.
Eric Alexander Schulman
Eric Alexander Schulman is a Computer Security researcher and Free Software advocate living in Boston.
Eric Alexander Schulman is a Computer Security researcher and Free Software advocate living in Boston.
Eric Allman
Eric Paul Allman 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 is an American computer programmer who developed sendmail and its precursor delivermail in the late 1970s and early 1980s at UC Berkeley.
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.
Henry Spencer
Henry Spencer is a Canadian computer programmer and space enthusiast.
Henry Spencer is a Canadian computer programmer and space enthusiast.
Joe Ossanna
Joseph F. Ossanna was a member of the Technical Staff of the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey.
Joseph F. Ossanna was a member of the Technical Staff of the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey.
John Gage
John Burdette Gage was the 21st employee of Sun Microsystems, where he is credited with creating the phrase "the network is the computer."
John Burdette Gage was the 21st employee of Sun Microsystems, where he is credited with creating the phrase "the network is the computer."
John Lions
John Lions (19 January 1937 – 5 December 1998) was an Australian computer scientist.
John Lions (19 January 1937 – 5 December 1998) was an Australian computer scientist.
John Mashey
John Mashey is a computer scientist, director and entrepreneur.
John Mashey is a computer scientist, director and entrepreneur.
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...
Ken Thompson
Kenneth Lane Thompson, commonly referred to as ken in hacker circles, is an American pioneer of computer science.
Kenneth Lane Thompson, commonly referred to as ken in hacker circles, is an American pioneer of computer science.
Larry McVoy
Larry McVoy (born 1962 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA) is the CEO of BitMover, the company that makes BitKeeper, a version control system that was used from February 2002 to early 2005 to manage...
Larry McVoy (born 1962 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA) is the CEO of BitMover, the company that makes BitKeeper, a version control system that was used from February 2002 to early 2005 to manage...
Lee E. McMahon
Lee E. McMahon (1931–1989) was an American computer scientist.
Lee E. McMahon (1931–1989) was an American computer scientist.
Lorinda Cherry
Lorinda Cherry is a computer programmer.
Lorinda Cherry is a computer programmer.
Mike Lesk
Michael E. Lesk is a computer programmer.
Michael E. Lesk is a computer programmer.
Paul Vixie
Paul Vixie is an American Internet pioneer, the author of several RFCs and well-known Unix software author.
Paul Vixie is an American Internet pioneer, the author of several RFCs and well-known Unix software author.
Peter H. Salus
Peter H. Salus is a linguist, computer scientist, historian of technology, author in many fields, and an editor of books and journals.
Peter H. Salus is a linguist, computer scientist, historian of technology, author in many fields, and an editor of books and journals.
Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman, often shortened to rms, is an American software freedom activist and computer programmer.
Richard Matthew Stallman, often shortened to rms, is an American software freedom activist and computer programmer.
Sarath Lakshman
Sarath Lakshman (born 19 September 1989 in Mahé) is an Indian programmer and GNU/Linux activist.
Sarath Lakshman (born 19 September 1989 in Mahé) is an Indian programmer and GNU/Linux activist.
Stephen C. Johnson
Stephen Curtis Johnson spent nearly 20 years at Bell Labs and AT&T where he wrote yacc, lint, spell and the Portable C Compiler machine (pccm).
Stephen Curtis Johnson spent nearly 20 years at Bell Labs and AT&T where he wrote yacc, lint, spell and the Portable C Compiler machine (pccm).
Stephen R. Bourne
Steve Bourne is a computer scientist, originally from the United Kingdom and based in the US for most of his career.
Steve Bourne is a computer scientist, originally from the United Kingdom and based in the US for most of his career.
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.
Tim Bray
Timothy William Bray (born June 21, 1955) is a Canadian software developer and entrepreneur.
Timothy William Bray (born June 21, 1955) is a Canadian software developer and entrepreneur.
Tom Duff
Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff (born December 8, 1952, named for his putative ancestor, the fifth Earl of Selkirk) is a computer programmer.
Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff (born December 8, 1952, named for his putative ancestor, the fifth Earl of Selkirk) is a computer programmer.