Harald Welte
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Harald Welte is a German free software developer and activist best known for his work on Linux kernel networking and for pioneering the legal enforcement of the GNU General Public License.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
computer scientist
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free software activist → human → software developer → |
| areaOfActivism |
GPL enforcement
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free software license compliance → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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| developerOf |
OpenBSC
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OsmocomBB → iptables → netfilter → |
| fieldOfWork |
Linux kernel
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computer networking → free software → mobile communications → telecommunications → |
| founderOf |
Osmocom project
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gpl-violations.org → |
| hasAdvocatedFor |
compliance with the GNU General Public License
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copyleft licensing → software freedom → |
| hasRole |
GPL enforcement activist
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Linux kernel contributor → maintainer of netfilter/iptables → |
| knownFor |
Linux kernel networking work
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OpenBSC project → Openmoko GSM protocol stack work → Osmocom project → gpl-violations.org project → legal enforcement of the GNU General Public License → netfilter/iptables development → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German → |
| licenseEnforced |
GNU General Public License
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| movement |
free software movement
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open source movement → |
| notableWork |
OpenBSC
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Openmoko GSM protocol stack → OsmocomBB → gpl-violations.org → iptables → netfilter → osmo-bsc → osmo-bts → osmo-pcu → osmo-sgsn → |
| occupation |
computer programmer
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software developer → system administrator → |
Referenced by (1)
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Award for the Advancement of Free Software
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notableRecipient |