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KernelTrap Interview With Rusty Russell

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

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.

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  1. The Key by japhmi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    JA: When I interviewed Andrew Morton I definitely got the feeling that you've impressed at least him. :)

    Rusty Russell: That's such an amazing compliment, because I aspire be more like Andrew.

    That's what makes a good community, people who inspire, impress and encourage each-other. I've noticed that the 'big name' hackers tend to be ones who want to inspire people, not shoot them down.

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    "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys" P. J. O'Rourke
  2. Wow.... by bmj · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This has been the least interesting thread on the front page for some time....I mean, I'm browsing at +1, and most of the posts are jokes about SCO, Russell's sig, and the name "Rusty."

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    Whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must be silent. --Ludwig Wittgenstein