KernelTrap.org: Interview: Robert Love | Linux Today

KernelTrap.org: Interview: Robert Love

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 18, 2002

[ Thanks to Jeremy
Andrews
for this link. ]

“KernelTrap’s first interview was with Robert Love in October of
2001. Since that time, his kernel preemption patch has been merged
into the 2.5 development kernel and he’s continued to be active on
the Linux kernel development scene. He recently agreed to speak
with us again.

“In this interview, Robert discusses the status of Linux kernel
preemption, talks about his recent involvement with the O(1)
scheduler, and explains his recent VM overcommit work. He also
reflects upon Linus’ use of Bitkeeper, the future of Linux, and the
recent Kernel Summit in Ottawa.

“Presently in California working for MontaVista, Robert will
return to college for his third year at the University of Florida
in late August. Read on for the full interview…”

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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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