Harald Welte

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Harald Welte (born in 1979) is a German Linux hacker, known for his kernel-level work and his activities in enforcing the GNU General Public License.

[edit] Linux Kernel development

Within the Linux community, Welte is Chairman[1] of the core team responsible for the netfilter/iptables project. He is also credited with writing the UUCP over SSL how-to, and some minor contributions to User-mode Linux and international encryption kernel projects.

[edit] GPL Enforcement

In recent times, Welte has become prominent for his work with gpl-violations.org - an organisation he set up to track down and prosecute violators of the GNU General Public License (GPL) - the license that governs the use of much of Free Software, and which had been untested in court until then.

[edit] External links

• The Netfilter Project
• About the netfilter/iptables project Netfilter Core Team retrieved December 14, 2005
• gpl-violations.org
• Interview at the 3rd international GPLv3 conference, June 22nd 2006
• Audio and video of a panel discussion including Welte, June 23rd 2006
• Interview in LWN.net