About
Eric Steven Raymond, born December 4, 1957, in Boston, is an American software developer, author, and advocate for the open-source movement. He co-founded the Open Source Initiative in 1998 and served as its president until 2005. His essay 'The Cathedral and the Bazaar' (1997) is widely regarded as a manifesto of the open-source movement. He also maintained the Jargon File, wrote 'The Art of Unix Programming' (2003), and published the 'Halloween Documents' (1998). He developed and maintained several software projects, including Fetchmail and NTPsec, and contributed to various GNU projects. He lives with cerebral palsy and practices taekwondo.
* 1957-12-04
Major works
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar (1999)essay
- The New Hacker's Dictionary (1991)dictionary
- The Art of Unix Programming (2003)technical book
Key milestones
- 1998Co-founded the Open Source Initiative and became its president.
- 1998Published the 'Halloween Documents', internal Microsoft documents about the threats of open source.
- 1997Published the essay 'The Cathedral and the Bazaar', which became a foundational text of the open-source movement.
Themes
Open sourceHackerUnix programmingCommunityGovernance
Sources: id.loc.gov · oreilly.com · nli.org.il