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Patrick Volkerding

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Patrick Volkerding (born October 20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. [1]

19 relations: Actinomycosis, Antibiotic, Bachelor of Science, Beer, Benevolent dictator for life, Berkeley Software Design, Church of the SubGenius, Computer science, Deadhead, Homebrewing, J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, Linux distribution, LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, Minnesota State University Moorhead, O'Reilly Open Source Award, Slackware, Software engineer, Walnut Creek CDROM, Wind River Systems.

Actinomycosis

Actinomycosis is a rare infectious bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species.

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Antibiotic

An antibiotic (from ancient Greek αντιβιοτικά, antibiotiká), also called an antibacterial, is a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (Latin Baccalaureus Scientiae, B.S., BS, B.Sc., BSc, or B.Sc; or, less commonly, S.B., SB, or Sc.B., from the equivalent Latin Scientiae Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years, or a person holding such a degree.

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Beer

Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea.

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Benevolent dictator for life

Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) is a title given to a small number of open-source software development leaders, typically project founders who retain the final say in disputes or arguments within the community.

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Berkeley Software Design

Berkeley Software Design Inc. (BSDI or, later, BSDi) was a corporation which developed, sold licenses for, and supported BSD/OS (originally known as BSD/386), a commercial and partially proprietary variant of the BSD Unix operating system for PC compatible (and later, other) computer systems.

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Church of the SubGenius

The Church of the SubGenius is a parody religion that satirizes better-known belief systems.

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Computer science

Computer science deals with the theoretical foundations of information and computation, together with practical techniques for the implementation and application of these foundations.

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Deadhead

Deadhead or Dead Head is a name given to fans of the American rock band, the Grateful Dead.

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Homebrewing

Homebrewing is the brewing of beer on a small scale for personal, non-commercial purposes.

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J. R. "Bob" Dobbs

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Linux distribution

A Linux distribution (often abbreviated as distro) is an operating system made from a software collection, which is based upon the Linux kernel and, often, a package management system.

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LinuxWorld Conference and Expo

LinuxWorld Conference and Expo (renamed to OpenSource World in its final year) was a conference and trade show that focused on open source and Linux solutions in the information technology sector.

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Minnesota State University Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is a four-year, public university located in Moorhead, Minnesota.

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O'Reilly Open Source Award

The O'Reilly Open Source Award is presented to individuals for dedication, innovation, leadership and outstanding contribution to open source.

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Slackware

Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993.

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Software engineer

A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of computer software.

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Walnut Creek CDROM

Walnut Creek CDROM (of Walnut Creek, California) was an early provider of freeware, shareware, and free software on CD-ROMs.

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Wind River Systems

Wind River Systems, also known as Wind River, is an Alameda, California-based wholly owned subsidiary of TPG Capital.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Volkerding

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