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Alan Cox Hails 64-bit Linux
News The advent of affordable 64-bit computing could be the best thing to happen to Linux in a long time, opening up a new market potentially as important as the original PC market, according to Linux "kernel hacker" Alan Cox.
[March 6, 2002, 9:53]
Alan Cox: Fight Euro Patenting Law
News Linux kernel developer Alan Cox called on European open source supporters Thursday to fight moves within the European Union to introduce strict software patenting. During his keynote speech at the European Linux 2000 conference in London, Cox said...
[June 1, 2000, 15:14]
Alan Cox: The Battle For The Desktop
News Alan Cox is generally referred to in the open-source developer community as a "kernel hacker" -- someone whose programming responsibilities cover the Linux kernel, or core, itself. His role of organising and applying improvements is vital.
[March 7, 2002, 8:57]
Linux Expo: Alan Cox Says 2.4 Kernel By November
News Linux developer extrordinaire, Alan Cox, revealed exclusively to ZDNet UK Wednesday that the 2.4 kernel of Linux could be available for developers by November. Casually asserting himself as a true Linux guru, Cox couldn't resist telling ZDNet...
[October 8, 1999, 10:57]
The Open Source Techie Who Means Business
News Alan Cox is so well thought of in the open source community that he can pull together a crowd of eager techies to discuss theoretical software stability on a Sunday afternoon — as he did at last year's
[January 31, 2006, 15:45]
Marcelo Tosatti: Big Business And The Future Of Linux
News He took over from Alan Cox, a major figure in the Linux community and long-time maintainer. Alan Cox stuck with the role of kernel maintainer for several years. Would you, like Alan Cox, avoid going to the US because of it?
[July 11, 2002, 9:14]
Top Ten Stories Of The Year
News Eventually something will come along and replace Linux, said Alan Cox, heavyweight developer of the Linux kernel, said in this interview. Alan Cox: What the future holds for Linux Alan Cox: The battle for the desktop
[December 27, 2002, 6:10]
Linux Kernel Maintainer Joins Patent Celebrations
News Alan Cox, one of the leading lights of the UK Linux scene, was among those celebrating on Thursday after the European Parliament demanded a total rethink of the software patent directive. Alan Cox, sometime maintainer of the Linux kernel and well...
[February 3, 2005, 15:55]
Linux Kernel Maintainer 'barred' From Patents Meeting
News Alan Cox, sometime maintainer of the Linux kernel and well-known open-source advocate, is among those effectively persona non grata at the UK Patent and Trademarks Office (PTO) public meeting on software patents next week.
[December 8, 2004, 15:25]
News Roundup: The Business Of Linux
News Alan Cox: Fight Euro patenting law Alan Cox says US-style patent regulations should be resisted and calls the technical community to arms. Britain's second annual Linux Expo -- held in London last week -- reflected the new popularity of the open...
[June 8, 2000, 8:23]
Linux Expert Blasts Movie Industry Over DVD
News Internationally renowned Linux expert and kernel hacker Alan Cox, has endorsed Linus Torvalds' damning assessment of the current legal wranglings over the distribution of source code for playing DVD on the Linux platform.
[February 3, 2000, 15:50]
Linux Developers Debate GPL 3 Support
News But Alan Cox, a well known Linux developer, tried to stop negative speculation, claiming that it was too early to make a decision regarding GPL 3. Cox also claimed that it is uncertain whether everyone's permission will be needed, as Torvalds alone...
[January 23, 2006, 13:40]
Cox Shows Value In Open Discussions
Leader But no, the comments actually come from one Alan Cox, sometime Linux kernel maintainer and still -- we believe -- a close friend of Torvalds. Speaking at FOSDEM, the Free and Open source Software Developers European Meeting, in Brussels, Cox went...
[March 2, 2005, 13:00]
Torvalds And Cox Oppose Software Patents Law
News Two of the most prominent figures in the Linux world, 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" to...
[September 22, 2003, 14:25]
Linux Guru Argues Against Security Liability
News Alan Cox, one of the leading Linux kernel developers, has told a House of Lords hearing that neither open- nor closed-source developers should be liable for the security of the code they write. Cox, who is permanently employed at Red Hat, told the...
[January 18, 2007, 13:02]
Linux Pioneer Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
News Alan Cox, sometime maintainer of the Linux Kernel and well-known open source advocate, picked up a lifetime achievement award at the LinuxWorld awards in London on Wednesday night. Picking up the award in front of a rapturous crowd, Cox stressed...
[October 6, 2005, 12:30]
The Ups And Downs Of Life 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...
[March 1, 2005, 17:15]
UK Failing To Exploit Open Source
News There is more open-source work being done in Guatemala," said Linux kernel developer and Red Hat fellow Alan Cox. There are fundamental problems with the British government itself," said Cox, speaking at the Westminster eForum event on Wednesday.
[September 13, 2007, 11:49]
Linux Flaw Allows Local Attacks
News The vulnerability affects both the 2.2 and 2.4 series of Linux kernels, said Alan Cox, one of the key deputies of Linux founder Linus Torvalds in the Linux programming community. The problem could let "local" computer users -- those with permission...
[March 20, 2003, 11:03]
Anger As Eric Raymond Drops Red Hat
News Several Red Hat developers, including Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox, were angered by Raymond's move. Replying to Raymond's message, Cox wrote: "Eric, I think you lost the plot. This argument hasn't found favour with other Linux developers...
[February 26, 2007, 9:13]
