Jim Meyering

computer scientist
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Jim Meyering

Summary

Jim Meyering is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2].

Key Facts

  • Jim Meyering worked as a computer scientist[2].
  • Jim Meyering held the position of grep maintainer[3].
  • Jim Meyering held the position of Automake maintainer[4].
  • Jim Meyering held the position of VC-dwim maintainer[5].
  • Jim Meyering held the position of Diffutils maintainer[6].
  • Jim Meyering held the position of GNU sed maintainer[7].
  • Jim Meyering held the position of gzip maintainer[8].
  • Jim Meyering was employed by Ascend Communications[9].
  • Jim Meyering received the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[10].
  • Jim Meyering was a member of GNU Advisory Committee[11].
  • Jim Meyering was a member of GNU Project[12].
  • Jim Meyering's image is recorded as Jim Meyering.jpg[13].
  • Jim Meyering is recorded as male[14].
  • Jim Meyering's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jim Meyering's Commons category is recorded as Jim Meyering[16].
  • Jim Meyering's website account on is recorded as GNU Savannah[17].
  • Jim Meyering's family name is recorded as Meyering[18].
  • Jim Meyering's given name is recorded as Jim[19].
  • Jim Meyering's official website is recorded as https://meyering.net/[20].
  • Jim Meyering's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81384621467[21].
  • Jim Meyering's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Jim Meyering's GitHub account is recorded as meyering[23].
  • Jim Meyering's Semantic Scholar author ID is recorded as 66588374[24].
  • Jim Meyering's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as jim-meyering-84257b[25].

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Career and Affiliations

Jim Meyering's professions included computer scientist[2]. Among his employers was Ascend Communications[9]. Positions held include grep maintainer[3], Automake maintainer[4], VC-dwim maintainer[5], Diffutils maintainer[6], GNU sed maintainer[7], and gzip maintainer[8].

Recognition

Jim Meyering received the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[10].

FAQs

What did Jim Meyering do for work?

Jim Meyering worked as computer scientist[2].

What awards did Jim Meyering receive?

Honors received include FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [2] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . fsf.org. Retrieved . fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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