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Greg Kroah-Hartman

b. 1968

Linux kernel developer

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About Greg Kroah-Hartman

Born 1968. Greg Kroah-Hartman is an American programmer, computer scientist and software developer.

Greg Kroah-Hartman is a major Linux kernel developer. , he is the Linux kernel maintainer for the branch, the staging subsystem, He worked for Novell in the SUSE Labs division and, , works at the Linux Foundation.

Biography Kroah-Hartman is a co-author of Linux Device Drivers (3rd Edition) and author of Linux Kernel in a Nutshell, and used to be a contributing editor for Linux Journal. He also contributes articles to LWN.net, the Linux news site.

Kroah-Hartman frequently helps in the documentation of the kernel and driver development through talks and tutorials. In 2006, he released a CD image of material to introduce a programmer to working on Linux device driver development.

He also initiated the development of openSUSE Tumbleweed, the rolling release model edition of openSUSE.

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Important facts

Born
1968
Birth century
Nationality
Employers
Linux Foundation, Novell, IBM
Awards
Prize for Excellence in Open Source
Also known as
GregKH, Kroah-Hartman

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Greg Kroah-Hartman?

Linux kernel developer

When was Greg Kroah-Hartman born?

Greg Kroah-Hartman was born in 1968.

What is Greg Kroah-Hartman's occupation?

Greg Kroah-Hartman is a programmer, computer scientist and software developer.

What nationality is Greg Kroah-Hartman?

Greg Kroah-Hartman is American.

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· Wikipedia: Greg Kroah-Hartman

· Wikidata: Q93084

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