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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."

14 of 126 comments (clear)

  1. Editors are abusing thier power!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Have posted several times today how caught the Slashdot
    deleting this comment I know that all of Slashdot
    would see the abuse that happens with Slashdot' s editors.

    Since the have posted that, have had my account bitchslapped and am
    currently banned on my the IP. Am currently using another the IP
    address to post this message.

    Have made my voice clear that am unhappy with the Slashdot' s editors
    and moderators and now they to are trying to silence me. Well, the
    will not be silenced. The will continuous to post to here.

    1. Re:Editors are abusing thier power!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Sorry, forgot to close my tag...

  2. Re:mirror by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Moderation Totals: Redundant=2, Informative=2, Total=4.

    Since kerneltrap has been /.ed, please don't mod this mirror down to oblivian.

  3. Linux Kernel Developers... by sulli · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    eight big men and their tiny Cox

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    sulli
    RTFJ.
  4. Yr Cymraeg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cox fo am byth

  5. Re:DMCA Issue. by BuckFutterExtreme · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    and if the GPL didnt enforce the GMCA then the YMCA would sue the BUS because of MS having complete domination over BFE and that would be bad.

  6. Fine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nobody rowed crew in college. Fine, I can accept that. Damn $3 crack smokin' mods.

  7. Can some one post the text on /. by f00zbll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    kerneltrap is /.ed and I'd like to read it.

  8. There you are! by Doktor+Memory · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Okay, at least someone is using the "Doctor Memory" handle. I'd been convinced up until this time that it had been registered and then forgotten about.

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    News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters? Like hell.

  9. Re:Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'll get right on that after your mom finishing sucking my cock.

  10. I am not AC by sinserve · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    and I don't care about the fucking karma.

    Do you know the original contents of the post? can
    you repost it elsewhere?

  11. Sun Kernel is still far better. by superpulpsicle · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Linus #1 + Alan #2 = a mediocre kernel that requires serious recompiling everytime devices are added. Why isn't there more articles about SUN kernels or other flavors of unix?

  12. LOL -- even better now. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Moderation Totals: Redundant=4, Informative=9, Total=13.

  13. the US is a police state by fonebone · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    At the moment the US, UK and much of the EEC slide slowly toward a police state.

    i spent most of yesterday reading this site. this site could be dismissed as just conspiracy theory, but the points raised are backed with evidence, and quite alarming.

    thank god i don't live in the US.

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    when the rain comes, they run and hide their heads. they might as well be dead.