Jon "maddog" Hall : Open Source Journeys

Today's guest today is Jon "maddog" Hall. To anyone who moves in the world of Linux and Open Source software,  the name Jon “maddog” Hall is one that is going to be familiar. He is,  among other things, a huge advocate for Open Source software, including  Linux. He’s been a programmer, a systems administrator, a teacher,  product manager, marketing manager, an author, a columnist, the Chairman  of the Board of the Linux Professional Institute, and, as I mentioned,  he is one of the best known voices in this community. In this interview,  we cover a lot of ground including Scotch whisky, computer programming,  Open Source, Linux, and how he got the nickname, “maddog”.  We also talked about how he came to know a young Finnish student named  Linus Torvalds, and we find out about maddog’s dislike for the x86  architecture. maddog's Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer) maddog's LPI bio: https://www.lpi.org/about-lpi/meet-our-board-of-directors In "Open Source Journeys", Marcel hangs out and chats with people who  have been captured by the spirit and promise of Linux and Open Source  software. Open Source is part philosophy, part technology, and part  ideology. That's a powerful combination that sparks the imagination in  different ways for different people.