Open Source Developer Knighted

unixfan writes "Georg Greve, developer of Open Document Format and active FOSS developer, has received a knighthood in Germany for his work. From the article: 'Some weeks ago I received news that the embassy in Berne had unsuccessfully been trying to contact me under FSFE's old office address in Zurich. This was a bit odd and unexpected. So you can probably understand my surprise to be told by the embassy upon contacting them that on 18 December 2009 I had been awarded the Cross of Merit on ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) by the Federal Republic of Germany. As you might expect, my first reaction was one of disbelief. I was, in fact, rather shaken. You could also say shocked. Quick Wikipedia research revealed this to be part of the orders of knighthood, making this a Knight's Cross.'"

Comments

Quick! Someone send him a copy of the Dragon Book

[syousef]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Book_(computer_science)

Re:Right Direction--More Money and Sex Appeal

[tzot]

Open source developers, then, have at least three common traits with medieval knights: unshaven, smelly and annoying.

Re:knighthood my ass

[Cryacin]

What have you done that's likely to last a hundred years?

There's plenty of recursive functions and while loops that spring to mind.