Gisle Hannemyr
Gisle Hannemyr (born 3 July 1953) is a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo.
Professional background
In 1991, he was co-founder of the first commercial internet service provider in Norway, Oslonett, which later, being acquired by Schibsted, became Schibsted Nett (SN), and Scandinavia Online (Sol). He later co-founded other Internet-related businesses.{{such as?|date=December 2011}}
Through books, articles and regular columns in the press, Hannemyr has been active in describing and explaining not only the Internet, but also hacker culture[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/647/562 Technology and Pleasure: Considering Hacking Constructive], First Monday, Volume 4, Number 2 - 1 February 1999 {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809131013/https://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/647/562|date=2010-08-09}} to the public. In the public eye, he is regarded as Norway's foremost net guru and evangelist,[http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=59722 Gisle Hannemyr, internet personality of the decade], Verdens Gang, 15 May 2003 (in Norwegian) and is the primary spokesperson for free software, free media formats and open net usage in Norwegian media.[http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=68941 Rosing-award to Gisle Hannemyr] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415001409/http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=68941 |date=2005-04-15 }}, Digi.no, 20 November 2002 (in Norwegian)
In 2002, Hannemyr was awarded the Norwegian Computer Society's Rosing Honorary Prize, and in 2003, a vote among the Norwegian members of First Tuesday (an association of entrepreneurs and investors) declared him Internet personality of the decade.{{cn|date=December 2011}}
References
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External links
- [http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ Personal website]
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Category:Norwegian businesspeople