IBM developerWorks: An Interview with Jon "maddog" Hall | Linux Today

IBM developerWorks: An Interview with Jon “maddog” Hall

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 25, 1999

“maddog gives developerWorks the story on his name, his take on
where Linux software development needs the most work, the latest on
what Linux International is doing, what kind of underwear he wears,
and more.”

Executive Director of Linux International — and more
importantly, someone who admits to wearing Linux underwear — Jon
“maddog” Hall is the official “Linux Evangelist” at VA Linux, and
one of the community’s most outspoken members.
Hall is a
familiar face at most of the Linux events, and was at the recent
IBM Linux strategy summit. developerWorks asked maddog about the
state of software on Linux, Linux International, the Linux summit,
and all things penguin.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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