Harald Hoyer
Harald Hoyer is a computer programmer and photographer, best known for developing the dracut initramfs generator and framework,[1] the udev device manager of Linux,[1] the systemd replacement for the System V init daemon[1] and the Gummiboot EFI boot loader.[2] Harald Hoyer also made various contributions to the Linux Kernel, starting 1997.[3] In 2012, together with Kay Sievers, Hoyer was the main driving force behind merging the /lib, /bin and /sbin file system trees into /usr in the Fedora distribution[4]
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| Born | December 4, 1971 |
| Nationality | German, Austrian |
| Occupation | Software engineer |
| Employer | Red Hat |
| Known for | dracut, Gummiboot |
| Website | harald |
He is employed by Red Hat, Inc.[5]
Harald Hoyer resides in Vaterstetten, Germany.[5]
References
- Harald Hoyer, Ohloh, archived from the original on 2012-09-29, retrieved 2012-10-08
- Fabian, Scherschel, Gummiboot is an EFI boot loader that "just works", The H, archived from the original on 7 December 2013, retrieved 2012-10-08
- Quake Masquerading Module, LKML.org, retrieved 2012-10-08
- The Ever-Changing Linux Filesystems: Merging Directoris [sic] into /usr, linuxfoundation.org, retrieved 2012-10-08
- Harald, Hoyer, About, retrieved 2013-12-23
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