Alan Cox

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Alan Cox is a prominent British software engineer best known for his extensive work on the Linux kernel and long-standing contributions to the free software movement.

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Alan Cox canonical 4

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instanceOf Linux kernel developer
free software activist
human
software engineer
advocated open development models
software freedom
areaOfInfluence Linux ecosystem
free and open-source software community
collaboratedWith Linus Torvalds
other Linux kernel developers
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Swansea University
employer Red Hat
familyName Cox
fieldOfWork computer security
free software
operating systems
software engineering
givenName Alan
hasRole Linux kernel maintainer
Linux networking subsystem maintainer
free software advocate
security advocate
knownFor Linux kernel development
maintaining the Linux 2.2 kernel series
networking code in the Linux kernel
languageSpoken English
movement free software movement
open-source software movement
name Alan Cox self-link
nationality British
notableWork Linux kernel
occupation programmer
software engineer
system architect
programmingLanguage C
C++
residence Wales
spouse Telsa Gwynne
supported GNU General Public License
workedOn Linux kernel
surface form: Linux 2.0 kernel series

Linux kernel
surface form: Linux 2.2 kernel series

Linux kernel
surface form: Linux 2.4 kernel series

Linux TTY subsystem
Linux networking stack
Linux serial driver code

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NLUUG Award notableRecipient Alan Cox
Brian Cox hasChild Alan Cox
Alan Cox name Alan Cox self-link