An Interview with a Rare Bird

‘maddog’ Hall is one of a rare breed of individual. Like Stallman, Torvaldals and Cerf who have made our digital life possible. What distinguishes maddog from most is his penchant for not offering interviews even though he is a prolific writer. Well here is a rare glimpse of the man, in full plumage. [on the right] –

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I met ‘maddog’ at a symposium in Philadelphia when we were both very much younger than we are today. He is a fervent Open Source proponent. But unlike Stallman has a keen business sense of how FOSS fits in an overall business plan.

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