Brian Fox (computer programmer)

Brian Fox

Brian J. Fox, Santa Barbara, CA 2008
Born December 11, 1959
Boston, Massachusetts
Residence Santa Barbara, CA
Nationality American
Other names bfox
Occupation Technologist, author
Employer Opus Logica, Inc.
Website
http://opuslogica.com/

Brian J. Fox (born 1959) is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur,[1] consultant, author, and free software advocate. He was the original author of the GNU Bash shell, which he announced as a beta in June 1989.[2] He continued as the primary maintainer of bash until at least early 1993.[3][4]

Free Software Foundation (FSF)

In 1985 Fox worked with Richard Stallman at Stallman's newly created Free Software Foundation.[5] At the FSF, Fox authored GNU Bash,[6] GNU Makeinfo, GNU Info, GNU Finger, and the readline[7] and history libraries.

He was also the maintainer of Emacs for a time, and made many contributions to the software that was created for the GNU Project between 1986 and 1994.

Relatives

He is the 4th born in a family of 6 siblings, composer and musician Donal Fox, Thaddeus Fox, sister Ena Fox, Daniel Fox and sister Sara Fox-Ray. He lives in Santa Barbara with long time partner Lissa Liggett and their three children. He is the son of physicist and educator Herbert Fox.[8] and grandson of artist Daniel Fox creator of the Monopoly Man [9]


References

  1. ↑ "Virtual World Computing". Virtual World Computing (VWC). Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ Brian Fox (forwarded by Leonard H. Tower Jr.) (June 7, 1989). "Bash is in beta release!". Newsgroup: gnu.announce. Usenet: 8906080235.AA01983@wheat-chex.ai.mit.edu. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  3. ↑ len (g...@prep.ai.mit.edu) (April 20, 1993). "January 1993 GNU's Bulletin". Newsgroup: gnu.announce. Usenet: gnusenet930421bulletin@prep.ai.mit.edu. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  4. ↑ Chet Ramey (October 31, 2010), Dates in your Computerworld interview, retrieved October 31, 2010
  5. ↑ http://www.plaxo.com/directory/profile/64426373020/9da0f414/Brian/Fox
  6. ↑ The GNU Bash Reference Manual, (HTML version) by Chet Ramey and Brian Fox, ISBN 0-9541617-7-7
  7. ↑ The GNU Readline Page, by Chet Ramey and Brian Fox
  8. ↑ http://www.uml.edu/Sciences/physics/Adjunct/Fox-Herbert.aspx
  9. ↑ Assoc. of Game and Puzzle Collectors Quarterly www.AGPC.ORG summer 2013 Vol.15 No. 2. Page 18. Meet Dan Fox-- The Artist Who Created "Mr. Monopoly" by Philip E.Orbanes

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