Werner Koch (software developer)
Werner Koch (* 11. July 1961 ) is a German Free Software - developer . He is best known for his role as the lead developer of the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG). He was awarded the FSF Award 2015 for his services to GnuPG .
Koch was also co-founder, head of office and German vice chancellor of the Free Software Foundation Europe . In 2001 he founded the IT security company g10 Code GmbH and has been running it ever since.
He lives in Erkrath .
Web links
Commons : Werner Koch - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Personal web presence
- Werner Koch's technology blog ( Memento from March 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- Werner Koch - the father of GnuPG - has birthday informatik-aktuell.de July 11, 2016
- Encryption with GnuPG - Der Modest Herr Koch , TAZ February 13, 2015
- The person behind GnuPG: Werner Koch , by Simon Rebiger, Netzpolitik.org January 21, 2016
- GnuPG and the humble Mr Koch: 'Pain in the ass' of the NSA , WDR January 18, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Free Software Foundation: Library Freedom Project and Werner Koch are 2015 Free Software Awards winners. March 19, 2016, accessed March 20, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koch, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German developer of free software |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1961 |