Hans Peter Anvin

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(b.) 1972

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Distinguished computer programmer, Anvin is a Swedish programmer who has distinguished himself through contributions to Free and open source software projects. Anvin originated SYSLINUX, klibc, Linux Assigned Names and Numbers Authority (LANANA), and various Linux kernel hacks, including:

UNIX98 ptys
CPUID driver
The Linux kernel automounter
zisofs
RAID 6 support

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Noted For: Distinguished computer programmer
Category: Computer Scientist - Software/Mathematics
Affiliation: INTEL
Gender: Male

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