Werner Almesberger
Werner Almesberger (born 13 August 1967) is an Austrian free software computer programmer and an open-source hardware designer/maker. He is mainly known as a hacker of the Linux kernel.
Werner Almesberger | |
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| Born | August 13, 1967 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Other names | wpwrak |
| Occupation | Programmer |
| Known for | Linux Kernel, GCC |
Contributions to Linux (free software projects) include the LILO boot loader, the initial RAM disk (initrd), the MS-DOS file system, much of the ATM code, the tcng traffic control configurator, the UML-based simulator umlsim, and the Openmoko (a version of Linux for completely open, low-cost, high-volume phones).
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