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Harald Welte is a independent software developer and consultant[1] in the
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fields of operating system development and network security, as well as
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high-performance data communications and embedded computing. For a number of
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years, he is the chairman of the netfilter/iptables[2] project, a Free Software
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solution for Linux-based network firewalls.
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During the last six years, he has been contracted for projects by various
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international companies of all industries, ranging from software vendors to
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banks to manufacturers of networking gear.
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He licenses his software under the terms of the GNU GPL, and is determined to
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bring all users, distributors, value added resellers and vendors of projects
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based on his software in full compliance with the GPL, even if it includes
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raising legal charges.
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Apart from his technical work, Harald is participating in a number of
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non-for-profit organizations such as the CCC[3], FFII[4].
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Mr. Welte is currently living in Berlin, Germany.
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[1] http://www.hmw-consulting.de/
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[2] http://www.netfilter.org/
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[3] http://www.ccc.de/
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[4] http://www.ffii.org/
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