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Linux Guru Alan Cox Takes A Year Off

Posted by timothy on from the hit-by-the-year-off-bus dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Linux guru Alan Cox is taking a year off from RedHat and kernel development to get his MBA. For years, Alan Cox has maintained the extremely stable 2.2 Linux kernel, and more or less been Linux creator Linus Torvalds' right hand man. Now it sounds like the 2.2 kernel is up for grabs to someone who is 'good at refusing patches and being ignored'..."

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  1. I'm good at being ignored by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    and I've been lobbying for the position for quite some time now, but so far no replies.

    hmmm....

    1. Re:I'm good at being ignored by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sorry... what was that again? I wasn't paying attention...

  2. Whew, they changed the story... by Craig+Maloney · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before, the story read that he was taking a year off to get his MBNA. Sheesh, I get at least two offers a month from those bohos for instant credit. :)

  3. MBA? by tinrobot · · Score: 5, Funny

    What does a Linux kernel coding god need with an MBA?

    1. Re:MBA? by cerberusss · · Score: 5, Funny
      What does a Linux kernel coding god need with an MBA?
      Because MBA'ers get all the girls.
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    2. Re:MBA? by Mournblade · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, the SCO suit is going to result in Linux being declared illegal, so he'll need a new career.

    3. Re:MBA? by Mandi+Walls · · Score: 3, Funny

      Know Thy Enemies

    4. Re:MBA? by SirGeek · · Score: 4, Funny
      Because MBA'ers get all the girls.

      You mean NBA'ers get all the girls (even the underage ones).

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  4. the truth! by borgdows · · Score: 5, Funny

    Liars!

    The Truth is that Alan Cox has resigned from Linux development since he's not able to pay us the required development license (69,900$) we were asking to him. He preferred giving up instead of being sued to death as he deserves.

    Cheers,

    -- Darl MacBride

    1. Re:the truth! by Felinoid · · Score: 4, Funny

      That may be the plan....

      Linux thrives on it's coders not it's users.
      (However a good chunk of it's users are coders and realisticly the users are head hunters for more coders)

      Yester it was:
      Hi I'm Timmy age 6 I made a rocket out of used toilet paper rolls.
      (An impressive feat. The reason kids projects are inferoer to adult projects is available resources.)

      Today it's :
      Hi I'm mike age 3 I fixed 37 bugs in the Linux kernel increased speed 7 times and created a feature critical to making the next generation computers possable.

      Tomarow it's:
      Hi I'm Steve age 2 I've learnned to steal becouse there is less chance of me going to jail for shoplifting than be sued by someone clamming they own the code I wrote.
      (I was going to correct my grammer but I remembered that Steve is 2... I'll be dammed if a 2 year old has better grammer than I do.
      A 5 year old yes.. but not a 2 year old)

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  5. Summer job? by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Summer job at SCO, reviewing code?

  6. Alan Cox is going to the NBA?? by jetkust · · Score: 4, Funny

    What team is he playing for?

  7. Suggestion by TrailerTrash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I nominate Darl McBride. He has an intimate knowledge of the Linux kernel, intellectual property issues, and has a relationship with the Linux developer community.

  8. Happy thought... by HiQ · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm glad it's a MBA and not a MCSE 8)

  9. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 3, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  10. swap jobs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have an MBA but have been interested in linux kernel development. Alan, could we just swap jobs for a year?

  11. Re:stupid question by cK-Gunslinger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only if you use a Windows 9x version. Linux has superior SMP support.

  12. Papers? by Garion911 · · Score: 4, Funny

    What happens when one of his professors asks for an electronic copy in Word format?

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  13. SCO CEO by rfg · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Linux guru Alan Cox is taking a year off from RedHat and kernel development to get his MBA."

    Obviously, RedHat figures they'll own SCO soon and need someone with an MBA to manage it for them. Alan Cox to the rescue!

  14. Re:a year to get an MBA? by malraid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, he is taking a shortcut. Most likely he is stealing some credits from SCO.

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  15. Re:University Lecturer? by gpinzone · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe he want to be a PHB and give lectures to employees.

  16. Re:Naww!!! by DickBreath · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even numberd kernels behave as you would expect Linux to behave. Odd numbered kernels behave as you would expect Windows to behave.

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  17. Re:Which B-school, Alan? by aallan · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm curious as to which B-school Alan will be attending. Will it be in the Raleigh/Durham area?

    Eh! Last time I looked Alan lived in Swansea, in Wales, you know the United Kingdom? Despite appearances to the contratry, we have not yet picked the country up and moved it across the Atlantic to become another State...

    Al.
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  18. New language by amightywind · · Score: 3, Funny
    and on the pet side project of learning Welsh.

    Is that related to Lisp?

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