Alan Cox

Current

• Open Source Technologist at Intel
• Director at Ultima Model Engineering Ltd
• Advisory Council Member at dotCYM

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Past

• Fellow at Red Hat
• Director at Building Number Three
• Technical Director at CymruNet

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Education

• University of Wales, Swansea
• University of Wales, Swansea

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Industry

Computer Software

Alan Cox’s Summary

Computer games industry: particuarly in early multi-player gaming
Open Source/Linux: core developer from the beginning. Author of much of the original Linux networking stack, Linux SMP (along with Thomas Radke), Linux8086, Linux 68K Macintosh Port. Currently PATA disk driver maintainer and working on major tty/serial layer improvements.

Alan Cox’s Specialties:

Kernel internals, management of free software projects, building open source communities, public speaking.

Alan Cox’s Education

• University of Wales, Swansea

  Masters , Masters of Business Administration , 2003 — 2005

• University of Wales, Swansea

  Bachelors , Computer Science , 1988 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  Head Systems Administrator for University Computer Society

Additional Information

Alan Cox’s Groups:

•    Linux Symposium
•    X Window System

Alan Cox’s Honors:

Linuxworld Lifetime Achievement Award. 2005
Linux and Open Source awards 2003: Individual Contribution To Linux: 2003
Free Software Foundation: Award for the Advancement of Free Software: 2003
Linux Show: Greatest Individual Contribution to Linux in the Last Millenium: 2000
Slashdot: Unsung Hero: 2000