Thomas G. Lane is a computer scientist dedicated to open-source software. In a 2000 survey he was listed as one of the top ten contributors to an intended-to-be-representative sample of open-source software, having contributed 0.782 percent of the total code. His contributions include organizing the Independent JPEG Group, serving as a member of the core steering committee of PostgreSQL, co-authoring the Portable Network Graphics specification, serving on the Tagged Image File Format advisory committee, and contributing to the Ptolemy Project.
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1. Wikidata: Tom Lane
- Wikidata Q7816527, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
- Wikidata Q7816527 P569 (date of birth)
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Invented: PostgreSQL, Wikidata Q192490 P178 (developer) claim -> Q7816527 (Tom Lane (computer scientist)); computing atlas pioneer entity 302141, checked 2026-09-28View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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