Eric S. Raymond
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1957
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Cyber lexis
- The New Hacker's Dictionary
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar
- This is jargon file
- Libres enfants du savoir numérique
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Film & TV
Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Eric S. Raymond, often referred to as ESR, is an American software developer, author, and advocate for open-source software. He is best known for his influential essay and book "The Cathedral and the Bazaar," which discusses open-source development practices.
Known for
- The Code — Himself2001
- Revolution OS — Himself - Author2001
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6
- Total plays
- 496
Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to as ESR, is a computer programmer, author and open source software advocate. His name became known within the hacker culture when he became the maintainer of the "Jargon File". After the 1997 publication of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar", Raymond became, for a number of years, an informal representative of the open source movement. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eric+S.+Raymond">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1957-12-04 ) December 4, 1957 (age 68) , Boston , Massachusetts , US
- Alma mater
- University of Pennsylvania
- Occupations
- Software developer , author
- Website
- www .catb .org /esr / esr .ibiblio .org
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Key dates
- Born
- 4 December 1957
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Steven
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Occupation
- computer scientist
- Educated at
- University of Pennsylvania
- Political party
- Libertarian Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Article
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. In the 1990s, he edited and updated the Jargon File, published as The New Hacker's Dictionary.
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