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Michael Tiemann

b. 2000

American company executive, software developer, and open source proponent

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About Michael Tiemann

Born 2000. Michael Tiemann is an American engineer and computer scientist.

Michael Tiemann is an American software developer and executive, who served as CTO at Red Hat and later vice-president of open source affairs beginning in 2004. He is also a former President of the Open Source Initiative.

Biography He earned a bachelor's degree from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering in 1986 at the University of Pennsylvania.

He co-founded Cygnus Solutions in 1989 and sold it to Red Hat for $697 million in 1999. His programming contributions to free software include authorship of the GNU C++ compiler and work on the GNU C compiler and the GNU Debugger. Tiemann is featured in the 2001 documentary Revolution OS. Opensource.com profiled him in 2014, calling him one of "open source's great explainers."

He was the chief technical officer of Red Hat. He served on a number of boards, including the Embedded Linux Consortium, the GNOME Foundation advisory board, and the board of directors of ActiveState Tool Corp.

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Important facts

Born
2000
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Engineer, computer scientist
Nationality
United States
Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Awards
STUG Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Tiemann?

American company executive, software developer, and open source proponent

When was Michael Tiemann born?

Michael Tiemann was born in 2000.

What is Michael Tiemann's occupation?

Michael Tiemann is an engineer and computer scientist.

What nationality is Michael Tiemann?

Michael Tiemann is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michael Tiemann

· Wikidata: Q93017

· DBpedia: Michael Tiemann

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