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Ottawa Citizen: Interview with Alan Cox

Thanks to Peter Crane for
this link.

“Number two — with a bullet: A fierce intelligence backs up the
soft voice and unconventional appearance of Linux honcho Alan
Cox.”

“Q: What’s your title with Linux?”
“A: Um, it doesn’t really work that way. We’re not organized along
corporate lines. We don’t have titles.”
“Q: OK. How should one reference you in terms of your role in the
Linux community?”
“A: Linux hacker.”
“Q: But, in fact, you’re the number two guy, after Linus
Torvalds.”
“A: Number two in terms of co-ordination, not in terms of work
getting done.”

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