KernelTrap Interview With Rusty Russell

Jeremy Andrews writes "KernelTrap has interviewed Rusty Russell, a humorous and productive contributer to Linux Kernel development. Author of ipchains, netfilter/iptables, futexes, per-cpu counters, hot pluggable CPU support, and the new in-kernel module loading code, Rusty's efforts have had a significant impact on the upcoming 2.6 kernel. For a humorous sample of Rusty's wit, one only needs to look at his email signature which reads, 'Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.'" Rusty is a great guy, and this is a worthwhile read.

Comments

Plagarist!

[Anonymous Coward]

Author of ipchains, netfilter/iptables, futexes, per-cpu counters, hot pluggable CPU support, and the new in-kernel module loading code

We all know SCO/Caldera did that!

Rusty

[Timesprout]

JA: Digging through old lkml archives, I see that your first name is Paul. Is Rusty a nickname?

no I was left out in the rain as a child

Confess now, was it you?

[craw]

JA: Is there a story behind your email signature?

Rusty Russell: The joys of working in an office: Chris Yeoh told me someone quoted me in their sig, on slashdot. Well obviously, I went and checked it out, and the guy had misspelled my name.

From this sample size of one, I determined that everyone who quotes me in their sig is mentally deficient.

Okay, who was the idiot?:-)

Re:Confess now, was it you?

[grub]

Found it.

I am leet. (Score:-1, Troll)
by CmdrTaco (1) on Thursday February 18, @11:28AM (#000012)

Ph34r me, punka55es. I am leet and will go medieval on j00r
a5535 if you fux0r wiff m3.

Taco

--
"Hacking Linux is cool."
-Rustee Rustle

humorous signatures

[Kynde]

"For a humorous sample of Rusty's wit, one only needs to look at his email signature"

No pun intented towards Rusty, I do concider him to be a great chap, but to offer a signature as a proof of that?

I've seen tons of humorous sigs here after completely witless posts. And now that I think about it, this post is yet another proof of that concept.