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Could someone please explain who he is? Not trying to be flippant, but to gain some context.
by nchelluri 11y ago
Could someone please explain who he is? Not trying to be flippant, but to gain some context.
- ChuckMcM 11y agohttps://cs.illinois.edu/about-us/awards/distinguished-alumni/2012-distinguished-achievement-award https://cs.illinois.edu/about-us/awards/distinguished-alumni... From an award he got in 2012. However, if you have been involved in the TCP/IP community for any length of time you probably crossed paths with him at one point or another. He was a frequent attendee of the IETF meetings and often a voice of reason and objective analysis amongst more partisan voices.
- ucombinator 11y agoTry a Google search?
- frankzinger 11y agoA single comment with a brief background (like ChuckMcM's) spares everybody else from having to Google him.
- izolate 11y agoFrom a cursory Google search, an employee at Bell Labs (he's featured in the recruitment video) and later Google. Worked on the UNIX kernel and was considered a networking expert.