Name: Jim Hall

Born: 1972

  • Computer programmer.
  • Advocate for open source software.
  • Known for his work on FreeDOS, an open-source DOS operating system that runs MS-DOS programs and games.
  • Original developer of GNU Robots, a competitive programmable automaton environment developed for the GNU Project, based on the legendary Crobots programming game. In GNU Robots, users write programs that behave like autonomous robots, exploring a virtual environment and fighting other user-programmed robots for dominance.

Websites

  • Jim Hall personal website
  • Jim Hall blog
  • Jim Hall on Twitter