Patrick Volkerding
Patrick Volkerding | |
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Patrick Volkerding at Linuxworld 2000 NYC | |
| Born | Patrick John Volkerding October 20, 1966 |
| Education | Minnesota State University Moorhead (BSc) |
| Occupation | Software engineer |
| Known for | Slackware |
| Spouse |
Andrea (m. 2001) |
| Children | Briah Cecilia Volkerding (b. 2005) |
| Parent | Dr. John Volkerding & Molly Jane Mullen |
Patrick Volkerding (born October 20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also known informally as "The Man".