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Theo de Raadt
born 1968
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryTheo de Raadt is a South African-born software engineer who lives in Calgary, Canada. He is the founder and leader of the OpenBSD and OpenSSH projects and was also a founding member of NetBSD. In 2004, De Raadt won the Free Software Award for his work on OpenBSD and OpenSSH.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 19, 1968
Pretoria
Citizenship
Canada · South Africa
Occupations & fields
computer scientistengineernetwork engineerprogrammersoftware engineer
Awards & honours
FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software
Notable works
OpenBSDOpenSSHCalgary Internet Exchange
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