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2.4 Kernel Maintainer Marcelo Tosatti Interviewed

Jeremy Andrews writes "KernelTrap has an interview with Marcelo Tosatti. Marcelo became the maintainer of the 2.4 stable kernel when he was 18 years old, releasing his first kernel, 2.4.16, on November 26'th of 2001. Two years later, he recently released 2.4.23 and plans to soon put the 2.4 stable kernel tree into maintenance mode, only addressing bugs and security issues. Living in Brazil, Marcelo currently works for Cyclades Corporation. In this interview he looks at how he became the 2.4 maintainer, the challenges involved, and brings us up to date with the current status of the 2.4 kernel."

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  1. First Question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Rather, first post!

  2. Marcelo Tosatti ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does that come with a side of garlic bread?

  3. Re:a real colonel? finally? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You are seriously deranged.

    Please report for extermination to your nearest police station.