Jeremy Allison is a computer programmer known for his contributions to the free software community, notably to Samba,[2] a re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol, released under the GNU General Public License.
Jeremy Allison | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Programmer |
Employer | Ctrl IQ[1] |
Known for | Samba |
Website | www |
Other contributions include the early versions of the pwdump password cracking utility.[3]
During his career, Jeremy Allison has consistently defended the free software approach:
This commitment to free software culminated with his decision to leave Novell in protest of a patent deal that was considered by many as a FUD attack on Linux and other free software, and by Allison as breaking section 7 of the GNU General Public License.[4]