H. Peter Anvin

H. Peter Anvin
Anvin speaking at FOSDEM in 2009
Born
Hans Peter Anvin

(1972-01-12) 12 January 1972
Västerås, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationSoftware engineer
EmployerIntel Corporation
Known forSYSLINUX, Linux kernel
Websitewww.zytor.com/~hpa

Hans Peter Anvin (born 12 January 1972), also known as hpa, is a Swedish-American computer programmer who has contributed to free and open-source software projects. Anvin is the originator of SYSLINUX, Linux Assigned Names and Numbers Authority (LANANA), and various Linux kernel features.