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UK 'a closed shop for open source'
News Linux kernel developer and Red Hat fellow Alan Cox told delegates at the Westminster eForum event: "There is more open source work being done in Guatemala. The public sector is scared of open source, according to Cox, who said rules that restrict... [13 Sep 2007]
Inside Linux: What life's like with Linus
News Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox has given an insight into the experience of working with Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux who maintains its development kernel. During a talk last weekend at the Free and Open source Software Developers European... [02 Mar 2005]
Torvalds and Cox make patent protest
News Two of the most prominent figures in the open source community, Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox, are urging the European Parliament to reject a proposed directive on software patents when it comes up for a vote this week, saying it would bring "chaos... [22 Sep 2003]
IBM loses out to start-up on Linux software
News Alan Cox, the second-in-command of the Linux kernel after founder Linus Torvalds and an employee of top Linux seller Red Hat, lauded IBM's move. Cox said: "Throwing away a big piece of code really sucks. [06 Jan 2003]
West Yorkshire police in secure Linux desktop trial
News A number of well-known open source and security experts will be speaking, including Linux kernel developer Alan Cox, Ross Anderson from Cambridge Computer Labs and John Manferdelli, general manager of the Microsoft Windows business unit which is... [16 Oct 2002]
Linus isn't quitting: Official
News It then goes on to list the names of possible gurus ready to take over the kernel's development, including Richard Stallman and Alan Cox. The email read: "Far too many of you like to whine and cry, saying 'My patches aren't being accepted by Linus... [02 Apr 2002]
Radio Free Linux
News Linux guru Alan Cox said the emergence of the Open Source Initiative was vital for taking the ideas from developers into businesses. The fourth anniversary of the birth of the term "open source" is being marked by the reading of the Linux kernel... [05 Feb 2002]
Linux guru up for top technology honour
News Alan Cox, the man known as the 'keeper of the Linux 2.4 kernel', has been nominated for the Technology Review 100 - a list of pioneers in technology and business compiled by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). [21 Nov 2001]
Eighteen-year old crowned Linux king
News Marcelo Tosatti, a developer at Conectiva has been chosen by Linus Torvalds to take over the job from Wales-based Alan Cox. Alan Cox explained he has various other projects he wants to work on but by no means plans to vanish from the Linux scene. [16 Nov 2001]
Red Hat security hole fixed in less than 24 hours
News Alan Cox, number two on the Linux kernel team, added: "The big problem in the proprietary world is often not the time to get a fix - and some vendors like IBM really do deliver fast fixes - it is the fact you can't fix a problem yourself if you... [26 Oct 2001]
Linux group lashes out at EU software patents
News Speaking at a recent European Linux conference, Linux kernel developer Alan Cox said: "The US patent system is based on a commercial model that doesn't work. Fears of extra costs for users and restriction on innovations have forced Linux users to... [04 Aug 2000]
Breaking Windows: Linux raises its game
Comment Linux guru and key kernel developer for Red Hat, Alan Cox, believes that with the recent rise of Linux vendors freedom of choice is already within IT directors' grasp. Red Hat's Alan Cox said: "The desktop is going to be the big one. [16 Jun 2000]
News in View: Linux vendors map out future of open source
News Alan Cox, key Linux kernel developer at Red Hat, stressed the need for additional desktop penetration. Open source vendors claim Linux still has to scale up to the high-end and down to mobile devices before it becomes a significant player in the... [13 Jun 2000]
Linux: Fighting for support from the board
Comment Another interview published recently was with Alan Cox, director of Building Number Three, a company which provides technical support for Linux distributor Red Hat. Even Building Number Three's Cox admits it isn't perfect. [14 Apr 1999]
