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KernelTrap Interview With Alan Cox

Posted by timothy on from the player-versus-player-violence dept.

Jeremy writes "KernelTrap has spoken with Linux guru Alan Cox. He is perhaps the second most influental Linux kernel hacker, next only to Linus. In this interview he talks about himself, his history with computers and Linux, working for Red Hat, Marcello and the 2.4 kernel, the DMCA, the future of Linux and much more."

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  1. True Story... by Vlastyn · · Score: 4, Interesting


    Let me tell you something about Alan Cox. I met him once at LinuxExpo, and asked him, "Alan, why Linux? Why does a man of your talents spend all day coding away for little pay?" He replied, "I actually get paid quite well."

    It just goes to show.