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DVD Jon to work for Michael Robertson

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the make-something-great dept.

GuNgA-DiN writes "Jon Lech Johansen, the 21-year-old Norwegian media hacker nicknamed DVD Jon, is moving to San Diego to work for maverick tech entrepreneur Michael Robertson in what can only be described as the most portentous team-up since Butch met Sundance. "I have no idea what I'll be doing, but I know it will be reverse engineering, and I'm sure it will be interesting," Johansen told Wired News during a Friday stopover in San Francisco. Robertson's website reveals that they are working on a new project and all he said was: "Oboe is the code name for a significant new project we have underway that will launch before the end of the year. It's as momentous as anything I've ever done in my technical career, but I won't say more since I despise vaporware. I know this project will be even better with Jon on board.""

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  1. More info at WSJ Story and Jon's Blog by Hulkster · · Score: 4, Informative
    The WSJ story can be read here and has some interesting insights as Jon as a person. Also check out Jon's Blog that is appopriately (?) titled "So sue me"

    Hulk'in Halloween Display/Webcam is up

  2. Wired Story by hojna · · Score: 5, Informative

    The WIRED story is here. It is more indepth then the WSJ article.