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During his career, Jeremy Allison has consistently defended the [[free software]] approach: |
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* He pitched making [[Vantive]] code free software to its founder.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
* He pitched making [[Vantive Corporation]] code free software to its founder.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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* He persuaded [[Michael Tiemann]] to use the [[GNU General Public License]] for [[Cygwin]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} |
* He persuaded [[Michael Tiemann]] to use the [[GNU General Public License]] for [[Cygwin]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} |
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* He similarly convinced Tim Wilkinson to put the [[Kaffe]] [[virtual machine]] for [[Java (programming language)|Java]] under the GPL.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
* He similarly convinced Tim Wilkinson to put the [[Kaffe]] [[virtual machine]] for [[Java (programming language)|Java]] under the GPL.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 2 February 2024
Jeremy Allison | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Programmer |
| Employer | Ctrl IQ[1] |
| Known for | Samba |
| Website | www |
Jeremy Allison is a computer programmer known for his contributions to the free software community, notably to Samba,[2] a re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol, released under the GNU General Public License.
Other contributions include the early versions of the pwdump password cracking utility.[3]
Career[edit]
Free software evangelism[edit]
During his career, Jeremy Allison has consistently defended the free software approach:
- He pitched making Vantive Corporation code free software to its founder.[citation needed]
- He persuaded Michael Tiemann to use the GNU General Public License for Cygwin.[citation needed]
- He similarly convinced Tim Wilkinson to put the Kaffe virtual machine for Java under the GPL.[citation needed]
- He was involved in Silicon Graphics' decision to put XFS for Linux under the GPL.[citation needed]
This commitment to free software culminated with his decision to leave Novell in protest of a patent deal that was considered by many as a FUD attack on Linux and other free software, and by Allison as breaking section 7 of the GNU General Public License.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ @jra_samba (2 April 2023). "I'm incredibly excited to be starting a new position on Monday at CIQ" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "In eigener Sache: DELUG-DVD". Linux Magazine. 29 March 2019.
- ^ Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista password crackers - recovery, auditing, and PWDUMP tools
- ^ "Samba Team Asks Novell to Reconsider". Archived from the original on 15 May 2007.