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Alan Cox Interview

Posted by michael on from the beard-power dept.

cuvavu sent in a lengthy interview with Alan Cox. He talks about his responsibilities at Red Hat, Microsoft, the Linux Standard Base, etc.

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  1. Remarkable: Already slashdotted by Sudderth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before even seven comments were posted, the server fell down and went boom. There are times when I fear the raw destructive power of Slashdot readers, especially when someone says, "Look! Over there! It's Alan Cox!"

    1. Re:Remarkable: Already slashdotted by pubjames · · Score: 5, Funny

      Before even seven comments were posted, the server fell down and went boom. There are times when I fear the raw destructive power of Slashdot readers...

      I expect the lights have gone out all over Wales. Fat housewives will be running to shout "more coal! more coal!" down mine-shafts. In their Assembly they'll be told "Now then boys, I've got something very serious to tell you, so all pay attention now. Wales has been Slashdotted..."

    2. Re:Remarkable: Already slashdotted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Friends? Americans don't have /Friends/! Everyone else is a terrorist! You can't be friends with Terrorists!

    3. Re:Remarkable: Already slashdotted by itwales · · Score: 3, Funny

      Fixed it guys, the server can now handle 200 hits per second instead of 50... who says a windows machine can't keep up with Linux! (c:

      itwales webmaster

    4. Re:Remarkable: Already slashdotted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "Americans don't have /Friends/! "

      Yes we do, its on NBC every week. That show cracks me up, that crazy Ross always chasing Rachel; and that Matt LeBlank, he's a fine actor.

    5. Re:Remarkable: Already slashdotted by Alan+Cox · · Score: 3, Funny

      I can do 2000 hits per second on a pentium 166, you have another zero to add on to your numbers

      (Linux + thttpd)

  2. Good, fair interview by PoiBoy · · Score: 4, Funny
    I must admit, when I first saw the picture of him with a big, bushy beird and dark glasses I thought this would be just another open-source zealot spreading the Gospel according to RMS.

    In fact, I think that AC provided a fair and balanced overview of the state of Linux and open-source software.

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  3. Re:silly gov't by SirSlud · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Not that similar things don't happen in the U.S., but i don't think Dubya has ever attended one of these

    MS might get him to show up if they start(?) touting embedded windows for ICBM missle guidance systems, with one-click 'Kill Evil Axis' processing. ;)

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  4. Excellent article, but.. by phaze3000 · · Score: 5, Funny
    An excellent article, Alan raises many points and deals with the whole issue of free software from a pragmatic way. If I were trying to convince the board we should switch our servers to Linux, this is an article I'd show them. Except..

    that picture at the top..

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  5. Re: the text. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Funny


    > Alan Cox is one of the most influential IT innovators in the world. A graduate of the University of Wales, Swansea, he has been a key developer of the Linux kernel for nearly a decade.

    Yes, and if only we could get him to quit writing code like

    cyfanswm_yr_ymwelwÿr += 1;
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  6. Ex-graduates? by flanker · · Score: 3, Funny
    Both Alan and Dick are ex-graduates of the Department of Computer Science, University of Wales Swansea

    How does one become an ex-graduate?

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  7. Re: the text. by cpeterso · · Score: 2, Funny

    ++cyfanswm_yr_ymwelwÿr;

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  8. Re:Cox on governments adopting open source softwar by Desert+Raven · · Score: 2, Funny

    There may be situations where proprietary software is genuinely the right choice.

    Ooh, Alan, I hope you aren't expecting a Christmas card from RMS this year. I can practically hear the scratch of the pencil crossing you out.