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| title = Everybody Loves Eric Raymond
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| caption = 0×90 0×90 0×90
| author = [[John Leach (Comic Artist)|John Leach]]
| url = http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/
| status = Published in a regular but sporadic fashion
| began = May 2005
| ended = 
| genre = 
| ratings = 
}}
'''''Everybody Loves Eric Raymond''''' ('''ELER''') is a [[webcomic]] created by [[John Leach (Comic Artist)|John Leach]] and is co-written with [[Louisa Parry (Creative Writer)|Louisa Parry]] with help from friends and random strangers. Its name is a play on the [[sitcom]] ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''.  It is created and published "in a regular but sporadic fashion", using only [[free software]].

Since [[October 28]], [[2005]] the episodes have been created on an open [[wiki]]. All episodes are available under a [[free content]] license, the [[Creative Commons]] Attribution-ShareAlike license.[http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/5513]

==Characters==
The comic traditionally consists of three panels, and is largely based on a [[topical]] story from the [[Free Software]] world. The general plot is that [[Eric Raymond]], [[Linus Torvalds]] and [[Richard Stallman]] share a flat/apartment in an undisclosed location.  Other characters from the community have appeared, including [[Jon "maddog" Hall]], [[Rob Malda]] (from [[Slashdot]]), [[Bruce Perens]], [[Mark Shuttleworth]] and [[Hans Reiser]].

==Reaction==
Stallman and Raymond have commented on the comic as has Raymond's wife. Torvalds has yet to make his feelings known, but has commented on one specific comic.[http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/sandals-not-flip-flops]

[[Gervase Markham (programmer)|Gervase Markham]] was honoured to have been included in the strip.[http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/gerv/archives/2006/09/hacking_for_rms.html]

==External links== 
{{Commons|Everybody Loves Eric Raymond}}
*[http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/ ''Everybody Loves Eric Raymond'']
*[http://johnleach.co.uk/wiki/EverybodyLovesEricRaymond Open Wiki for Script Ideas]
*[http://johnleach.co.uk/ John Leach]
*[http://www.louisaparry.co.uk/ Louisa Parry]
*[http://www.lugradio.org/episodes/37 Lugradio Interview with John Leach]
*[http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/kernel-mentor Reactions from Stallman], [http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/hyper-threading Eric Raymond], and [http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/dead-parrot Torvalds].
*[http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/c0510/45c10/45c10.asp   ELER mentioned] on [[Computer Power User]], October, 2005, Vol. 5, Issue 10
*[http://www.itworld.com/itwhirled/archive/index_032706.html Geek Comic of the Week: ELER reviewed], [[ITworld]], March 27, 2006.

[[Category:2000s webcomics]]
[[Category:Webcomics]]
[[Category:Free webcomics]]
[[Category:Free software culture and documents]]
[[Category:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]]