Eric S. Raymond
American computer programmer, author, and advocate for the open source movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to as ESR, is an American software developer, open-source software advocate, and author of the 1997 essay and 1999 book The Cathedral and the Bazaar. He wrote a guidebook for the Roguelike game NetHack.[1] In the 1990s, he edited and updated the Jargon File, published as The New Hacker's Dictionary.[2]
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Born | (1957-12-04) December 4, 1957 (age 66) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation(s) | Software developer, author |
Website | www |
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