The story
Founded by David Henkel-Wallace, John Gilmore and Michael Tiemann on Nov 13, 1989.1
Private company
Cygnus Solutions
Logo: Cygnus Solutions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American software company
Cygnus Solutions, originally Cygnus Support, was founded in 1989 by John Gilmore, Michael Tiemann and David Henkel-Wallace to provide commercial support for free software. Its tagline was: Making free software affordable. For years, employees of Cygnus Solutions were the maintainers of several key GNU software products, including the GNU Debugger and GNU Binutils (which included the GNU Assembler and Linker).2 It ceased to exist in 2000.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Nov 13, 1989Founded1
- Industrysoftware industry1
See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards
Cygnus Solutions, originally Cygnus Support, was founded in 1989 by John Gilmore, Michael Tiemann and David Henkel-Wallace to provide commercial support for free software. Its tagline was: Making free software affordable.2
Leadership
Who has led Cygnus Solutions, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderDavid Henkel-Wallace1
- FounderJohn Gilmore1
- FounderMichael Tiemann1
Acquisitions
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaCygnus Solutions
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2074158
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataCygnus Solutions on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCygnus Solutions on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsCygnus Solutions logo by Cygnus Solutions, Public domain