Patrick Volkerding
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Patrick Volkerding (born October 20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also known informally as "The Man".[9]
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Patrick Volkerding | |
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Born | Patrick John Volkerding[1] (1966-10-20) October 20, 1966 (age 57) |
Occupation | Software engineer |
Known for | Slackware |
Spouse |
Andrea ā (m. 2001) |
Children | Briah Cecilia Volkerding (b. 2005)[2][8][6] |
Parent | Dr. John Volkerding & Molly Jane Mullen[5][1] |
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