Oberhumer

Oberhumer is a surname of German-speaking origin. In the realm of software development, the name is best known for Markus Oberhumer, a programmer who co-authored UPX, the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables. UPX is a free, open-source executable packer designed to compress binaries such as executables and shared libraries, reducing their size while preserving functionality. Since its inception in the late 1990s, UPX has been maintained by a small team of developers, with Oberhumer credited as a primary contributor in early releases. The packer supports numerous architectures and operating systems and has been widely adopted in software distribution. Public biographical information about Markus Oberhumer is limited, and details about his career outside UPX are not extensively documented in readily accessible sources. As with many open-source projects, UPX's development has continued beyond the original authors, with ongoing updates from various contributors.