"This was originally going to be a comment attached to Build 'em Right, Build 'em Strong, Build 'em Linux. Then it grew and grew, and I decided that Ken deserved his own feature. And then I realized that there are a lot of unsung heroes of FOSS, so watch this space for future installments. I encourage all of you fine LXers to write your own 'Heroes' features--there are a lot of people out there who deserve some recognition.
"This seems like a good time for a Ken Starks retrospective..."