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Eric S. Raymond

American programmer & open source advocate (1957-)

  • Audience727
  • Fame67.3
  • Momentum17.7
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  • Audience727
  • Fame67.3
  • Momentum17.7
  • Developers rank#24
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Born 1957 · age 69United States
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  • Age
    69
    Born 1957
  • Known for
    Revolution OS
    2001
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Updated 2026-06-21

Eric Steven Raymond, often referred to as ESR, is an American software developer, open-source software advocate, and author of the 1997 essay and 1999 book The Cathedral and the Bazaar. He wrote a guidebook for the Roguelike game NetHack. In the 1990s, he edited and updated the Jargon File, published as The New Hacker's Dictionary.

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67.3
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Momentum17.7
Historical24.0
Now attention13.0
Source confidence85.0
Completeness90.0
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