Tony Guntharp (born May 16, 1969) was the team project manager and one of the four co-founders of SourceForge (along with Uriah Welcome, Tim Perdue and Drew Streib) which launched in November 1999. Prior to this he had co-founded Fresher Information Corp.,[1] an object oriented database management software firm.[2][3]

Tony Guntharp
BornMay 1969 (age 5657)
Memphis, Tennessee
Other namefusion94 (internet handle)
OccupationsProgrammer, author
Known forCo-founders of SourceForge
Websitehttp://fusion94.org

He eventually left VA Software (the owners of the SF property) after VA Software shut down the systems-hardware business.[4]

He also co-authored Practical Linux.[5][6]

Damage Studios

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Later, he founded Damage Studios with several former VA employees, including Greg Kucharo, Steve Westmoreland, Joseph Arruda, San Mehat, Chris DiBona and Craig Ross.[7]

References

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  1. Fresher Information Corp.
  2. Boutin, Paul. "Slashdot Star Leaves the Fold". Wired.
  3. "EOF - Lest We Forget, Why Open Source Wins | Linux Journal". www.linuxjournal.com.
  4. "VA Linux Systems: Uber Geeks". marc.merlins.org.
  5. Practical Linux From QUE Publishing.
  6. Coogan, Stephen (4 January 2015). "Oscailte 2.0 and Open Source". Stephen Coogan.
  7. "Bust Babies". Forbes.