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Profiles in Linux: H. Peter Anvin

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https://www.linux.com – Every time you boot a CD or DVD, thank Peter Anvin for making it possible. And, as a key Linux contributor that's not all Peter has done in his long Linux career. Every time you boot a CD or DVD, thank Peter Anvin for making it possible. And, as a key Linux contributor that's not all Peter has done in his long Linux career. H. Peter Anvin is one of the "old geeks" of Linux, and has been a key contributor since 1992, specializing in low level hardware. Currently he is co-maintainer of the unified x86 Linux kernel tree. Peter has contributed to numerous Linux kernel subsystems, and is the au (Software)

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