Patrick Volkerding
American software engineer · United States · Developers · Born 1966 · age 60
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Something wrong?Patrick Volkerding is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also known informally as "The Man".
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United States
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Developers
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Developer
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Born 1966 · age 60
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