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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: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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  3. 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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