Eric S. Raymond

Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to as ESR, is the author of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" and the present maintainer of the "Jargon File" (also known as "The New Hacker's Dictionary"). Though the Jargon File established his original reputation as a historian/anthropologist of the hacker culture, after 1997 he became a leading figure in the open source movement, and is today one of its most famous (and controversial) characters.

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December 4 - 1957 - The Cathedral and the Bazaar - Jargon File - Hacker culture - 1997 - Open source

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Raymond is an avowed libertarian. He is known to have a strong interest in science fiction, firearms, is an enthusiastic amateur musician, and has a black belt in taekwondo. His advocacy of Second Amendment gun rights and support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq has nettled many, but he seems to enjoy the controversy those positions engender. He also suffers from a mild form of congenital cerebral palsy {{ref|dancingwithgods}}.

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Libertarian - Science fiction - Firearms - Taekwondo - Second Amendment - 2003 invasion of Iraq - Cerebral palsy

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