Andrew Tridgell | |
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 Tridgell in 2006 | |
| Born | 28 February 1967 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Tridge |
| Occupation | Programmer |
| Known for | rsync, Samba, rzip, ccache, ArduPilot |
Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell OAM (born 28 February 1967) is an Australian computer programmer. He is the author of and a contributor to the Samba file server, and co-inventor of the rsync algorithm.
He has analysed complex proprietary protocols and algorithms, to allow compatible free and open source software implementations.