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Joey Hess

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Joey Hess

Summary

Joey Hess is a human[1]. He worked as a programmer[2].

Key Facts

  • Joey Hess held citizenship in United States[3].
  • Joey Hess worked as a programmer[2].
  • A notable work attributed to Joey Hess is Debian-Installer[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Joey Hess is debhelper[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Joey Hess is ikiwiki[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Joey Hess is git-annex[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Joey Hess is moreutils[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Joey Hess is debconf[9].
  • Joey Hess received the Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant[10].
  • Joey Hess is recorded as male[11].
  • Joey Hess's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Joey Hess's website account on is recorded as Internet Archive[13].
  • Joey Hess's family name is recorded as Hess[14].
  • Joey Hess's official website is recorded as http://joeyh.name[15].
  • Joey Hess's official blog URL is recorded as http://joeyh.name/blog/[16].

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Career and Affiliations

Joey Hess worked as a programmer[2].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Debian-Installer[4], a free software[17]; debhelper[5]; ikiwiki[6], a free software[18], founded in 2006[19]; git-annex[7], a free software[20]; moreutils[8], a software[21]; and debconf[9], a free software[22].

Recognition

Joey Hess received the Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant[10].

FAQs

What did Joey Hess do for work?

Joey Hess worked as programmer[2].

What awards did Joey Hess receive?

Honors received include Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant[10].

Related Entities

debconf Debian-Installer programmer software engineer United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . shuttleworthfoundation.org. Retrieved . shuttleworthfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . downloads.kitenet.net.. downloads.kitenet.net.. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Notable work → Debian-Installer, debhelper, ikiwiki +3
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