Thomas Bushnell

Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Bushnell at JPL in 2011
Born (1967-12-13) December 13, 1967 (age 56)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesformerly Michael Bushnell
Alma mater
Known forGNU Hurd
Thomas Bushnell
Scientific career
ThesisPeter Abelard's conception of the good (2007)
Doctoral advisorBonnie Kent
Websitetb.becket.net

Thomas Bushnell BSG (born December 13, 1967), formerly known as Michael Bushnell, is a software developer and Gregorian friar.[1][2] He was the founder and principal architect of GNU's official kernel project, the GNU Hurd.[3][4] Bushnell was Hurd's official maintainer from its instigation until November 2003.[5] Bushnell was previously a Debian developer,[6] and was employed by Google LLC from July 2010 until the January 2024 layoffs.[7] He is a member of Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Glendale, California.[2]

  1. ^ Thomas, Gavin. "Whatever happened to the Hurd? – The story of the GNU OS". Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "The Brothers". The Brotherhood of Saint Gregory. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. ^ Brinkmann, Marcus (2001). "Talk about the Hurd". gnu.org. Retrieved 2019-09-22..
  4. ^ GNU's bulletin, vol. 1 No. 12
  5. ^ Corbet, Jonathan (2003-11-19). "Thomas Bushnell is no longer Hurd maintainer". LWN.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  6. ^ Thomas Bushnell's Debian account status
  7. ^ Thomas Bushnell's LinkedIn page

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