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Eric S. Raymond

Raymond at Linucon 2005
Born December 4, 1957 (1957-12-04) (age 50)
Boston, Massachusetts
Residence Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Other names ESR
Occupation Software developer, author, advocate
Employers Thyrsus Enterprises
Religious beliefs Neopagan
Website
http://www.catb.org/~esr/

Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to as ESR, is a computer programmer, author and open source software advocate. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A software developer is a person or organization concerned with facets of the software development process wider than design and coding a somewhat broader scope of An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) A programmer is someone who writes Computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist Open source software (OSS began as a marketing campaign for Free software. His name became known within the hacker culture when he became the maintainer of the "Jargon File". In Computing, hacker has several meanings A community of enthusiast Computer programmers and Systems designers originated in the 1960s The Jargon File is a Glossary of hacker Slang. The original Jargon File was a collection of hacker slang from technical cultures such as the MIT AI 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. The Cathedral and the Bazaar (abbreviated CatB) is an essay by Eric S

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Biography

Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1957, Raymond lived on three continents before settling in Pennsylvania in 1971. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern [1] Raymond says his mild form of congenital cerebral palsy motivated him to pursue a future in computing;[2] his involvement with hacker culture began in 1976, and he contributed to his first free software project in the late 1980s. Cerebral palsy ( CP) is an Umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non- contagious conditions that cause Physical disability Free software or software libre is Software that can be used studied and modified without restriction and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified His primary contributions to open source software have been maintaining the fetchmail email client for a certain time, and gpsd. fetchmail is an open-source software utility for POSIX -compliant operating systems which is used to retrieve E-mail from a remote POP3, gpsd is a daemon that receives data from a GPS receiver and provides the data back to multiple applications such as Kismet. Other contributions have included Emacs editing modes and portions of libraries like GNU ncurses, giflib/libungif, and libpng. Emacs is a class of feature-rich Text editors usually characterized by their extensibility ncurses is a programming library providing an API, allowing the programmer to write Text user interfaces in a terminal-independent manner libpng is the official Portable Network Graphics (PNG reference library (originally called pnglib He also wrote CML2, a source code configuration system; while originally intended for the Linux kernel, it was rejected by kernel developers. Configuration Menu Language was used before compilation of older versions of the Linux kernel, to configure the set of values that will determine the composition Linux is an operating system kernel used by a family of Unix-like Operating systems These are popularly termed Linux operating systems and [3] Raymond attributed this rejection to "kernel list politics". [4]

Raymond initially became known by hackers for his adoption of the Jargon File. The Jargon File is a Glossary of hacker Slang. The original Jargon File was a collection of hacker slang from technical cultures such as the MIT AI Some of the changes made under his watch have been controversial; early critics accused Raymond of unfairly changing the file's focus to the Unix hacker culture instead of the older hacker cultures where the Jargon File originated. Raymond has responded by saying that the nature of hacking had changed and the Jargon File should report on hacker culture, and not attempt to enshrine it. [5].

Raymond is the author of a number of How-to documents and FAQs, many of which are included in the Linux Documentation Project corpus. A how-to or a how to is an informal often short description of how to accomplish some specific task FAQ is an Acronym for " Frequently Asked Question(s " The Linux Documentation Project (LDP is an all-volunteer project that maintains a large collection of GNU and Linux -related documentation and publishes the collection [6] Raymond's 2003 book The Art of Unix Programming covers Unix history and culture, and modern user tools available for programming and accomplishing tasks in Unix. The Art of Unix Programming by Eric Raymond is a book about the history and culture of Unix programming from its earliest days in 1969 to now

Open source

Raymond coined the aphorism "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. A software bug (or just “bug” is an error flaw mistake Failure, fault or “undocumented feature” in a Computer program that prevents it " He credits Linus Torvalds with the inspiration for this quotation, which he dubs "Linus's law". Linus Benedict Torvalds ( ˈtuːrvalds born December 28 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish software engineer Linus's Law can refer to two different notions both named after Linus Torvalds. The quotation appears in The Cathedral and the Bazaar, published in 1997. [7] Raymond became a prominent voice in the open source movement and co-founded the Open Source Initiative in 1998. The Open Source Initiative is an organization dedicated to promoting Open-source software. He also took on the self-appointed role of ambassador of open source to the press, business and public. Open source is a development methodology which offers practical accessibility to a product's source (goods and knowledge The release of the Mozilla (then Netscape) source code in 1998 was an early accomplishment. Mozilla was the official public original name of Mozilla Application Suite by the Mozilla Foundation, currently known as SeaMonkey suite. Netscape is the general name for a series of Web browsers originally produced by Netscape Communications Corporation, now a subsidiary of AOL. He accepted stock options from VA Software to provide credibility to the company and act as a hired "corporate conscience"[8] and has spoken in more than fifteen countries on six continents including a lecture at Microsoft. Options are financial instruments that convey the right but not the obligation to engage in a future transaction on some Underlying security, or in a Futures SourceForge Inc ( formerly VA Software Corporation, VA Linux Systems, and VA Research, is the provider of the SourceForge Development Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer [9]

In his open source advocacy, Raymond refused to speculate on whether the "bazaar" development model could be applied to works such as books and music, not wanting to "weaken the winning argument for open-sourcing software by tying it to a potential loser". A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. [10] Later, he said that it could not work for an encyclopedia;[11] he was particularly critical of Wikipedia, calling it a "disaster",[12] and raising concerns about the factual accuracy and neutrality of its article about him. An encyclopedia (or '''encyclopædia''') is a comprehensive written Compendium that contains Information on either all branches of Knowledge ***************************************************************************************** * * [12]

Raymond has had a number of public disputes with other figures in the free software movement. The free software movement (also known as open source movement, free and open source software movement and abbreviated FSM OSM or FOSSM) is a relatively He has rejected what he describes as the "very seductive" moral and ethical rhetoric of Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation, asserting that this is "not because his principles are wrong, but because that kind of language . Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16 1953 often abbreviated " rms " is an American software freedom activist The Free Software Foundation ( FSF) is a Non-profit corporation founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the Free software movement . . simply does not persuade anybody. "[13]

Raymond addressed some of his critics from the software development community in his 1999 essay "Take My Job, Please!",[14] stating that he was willing to "back to the hilt" anyone qualified and willing to take his job and present the case for open source to the world. In February 2005, Raymond stepped down as the president of the Open Source Initiative. The Open Source Initiative is an organization dedicated to promoting Open-source software.

Raymond was granted 150,000 share options of VA Linux which reached a value of $32 million on the day of VA's IPO. [15][16] His shares vested over a four year period contingent on him staying on the board. Twelve months later, following the internet bubble burst, shares of VA had dropped from a high of $242. 87 to $14. [17]

Interests and politics

Other than his computing interests, Raymond is known to have strong interests in science fiction and firearms and has a black belt in "Moo Do, an eclectic martial art based on Tae Kwon Do". A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion The term Black belt has become widely known as way to describe an expert in Martial arts where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt [18] He is an advocate of a general right to possess and use firearms. [19] Raymond identifies himself religiously as a neopagan,[20] and is an initiate witch and coven leader. Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Coven or covan was originally a late medieval Scots word (c1500 meaning a gathering of any kind according to the Oxford English Dictionary [21]

Raymond is a prolific writer of political and technical opinion pieces through his website and blog. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of Raymond is an avowed anarcho-capitalist and a supporter of the Libertarian Party. Anarcho-capitalism (also known as Free-market anarchism) is an individualist anarchist Political philosophy that advocates the elimination The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 However, he supported the War on Iraq, and criticized the Libertarian party for perceived isolationism in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks;[22] he said that the Western world should embark on an "imperialist" military campaign to "civilize" the Muslim world. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Isolationism is a Foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military policy and a political policy of Economic nationalism ( Protectionism The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings Imperialism has two meanings one describing an action and the other describing an attitude The term Muslim world (or Islamic world) has several meanings He acknowledged that some might call this plan "deliberate cultural genocide. Cultural genocide is a term used to describe the deliberate destruction of the cultural heritage of a people or nation for political military religious ideological ethnical or "[23] He has also written about controversial subjects such as race and IQ,[24] and alleged pederasty and pedophilia among homosexuals. The study of race and intelligence is a controversial field which seeks to determine whether or not human intellectual abilities vary between races The modern controversy [25]

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. ^ Interview with Eric Raymond. The Cathedral and the Bazaar (abbreviated CatB) is an essay by Eric S Homesteading the Noosphere (abbreviated HtN) an Essay written by Eric S The Art of Unix Programming by Eric Raymond is a book about the history and culture of Unix programming from its earliest days in 1969 to now The so-called Halloween documents comprise a series of confidential Microsoft memoranda on potential strategies relating to Free software, Open-source software Revolution OS is a 2001 Documentary film made in the United States, directed by J User Friendly is a daily Webcomic about the staff of a small fictional Internet service provider, Columbia Internet Hacker ethic refers to the values and philosophy that are standard in the hacker community Retrieved on 2007-03-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.
  2. ^ Let my software go!, Salon. com
  3. ^ CML2, ESR, & The LKML. KernelTrap (2002-02-17). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori
  4. ^ McMillan, Rob. Interview: Eric Raymond goes back to basics. IBM developerWorks.
  5. ^ Raymond, Eric. Updating JARGON.TXT Is Not Bogus: An Apologia. Retrieved on 2007-01-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
  6. ^ Eric Raymond's FAQ collection. Retrieved on 2007-02-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor
  7. ^ Raymond, Eric S. Release Early, Release Often. The Cathedral and the Bazaar. Retrieved on 2007-02-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor
  8. ^ Eric S. Raymond -- Surprised By Wealth, ESR hard times
  9. ^ Open Source Advocate Invited To Microsoft
  10. ^ Raymond, Eric S. (2000). Afterword: Beyond Software?. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  11. ^ Wikipedia stand-off in search for online truth. FT. com. Retrieved on 2007-01-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
  12. ^ a b Schiff, Stacy (2006-07-24). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. KNOW IT ALL: Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?". Retrieved on 2007-01-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  13. ^ Shut up and the Show Them The Code. Linux Today (1999-07-28). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason.
  14. ^ Take my job, please., Eric Raymond.
  15. ^ Open Source Rich Opens Mouth.
  16. ^ Eric S. Raymond -- Surprised By Wealth.
  17. ^ VA Stock Price History.
  18. ^ Eric Steven Raymond's Curriculum Vitae.
  19. ^ Ethics from the Barrel of a Gun.
  20. ^ Raymond, Eric S (1995-07-25). Dancing With The Gods. Eric's Home Page. Individual. Retrieved on September 14, 2005. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  21. ^ The Neopaganism FAQ
  22. ^ Post-postmodern politics. Armed and Dangerous (2002-11-06). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.  “And, unfortunately, the Libertarian Party has courted self-destruction by choosing to respond to 9/11 with an isolationism every bit as vapid and mindless as the left's "No War for Oil!" chanting. ”
  23. ^ Eric Raymond's blog
  24. ^ What good is IQ?. Armed and Dangerous (2003-11-17). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.  “In the U. S. , blacks are 12% of the population but commit 50% of violent crimes; can anyone honestly think this is unconnected to the fact that they average 15 points of IQ lower than the general population? That stupid people are more violent is a fact independent of skin color. ”
  25. ^ The Elephant in the Bath-House. Armed and Dangerous (2002-06-16). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.

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NAME Raymond, Eric Steven
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ESR
SHORT DESCRIPTION computer programmer, author and advocate for the open source movement
DATE OF BIRTH December 4 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works A programmer is someone who writes Computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist The Open Source Initiative is an organization dedicated to promoting Open-source software.
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