Interview with Joseph Cheek of the
Redmond Linux Distribution Project
Recently, I ran across a link for a
new Linux project. The project was
known Redmond Linux. I took a large
interest in the project and its
founder, Joseph Cheek. I had a chance to talk
to Mr. Cheek, and he
agreed to do an interview with slashroot.org
1)
Let's get started by telling us a little bit about yourself.
OK. I'm 26,
married with two daughters, practising Mormon, and live
about a mile from
Microsoft headquarters. I moved to the Seattle area
about two and a half
years ago to work for Microsoft as a contract
tester on Windows 98; before
that I was doing freelance consulting and
contracting in Salt Lake City.
After Win98, I worked on the NT Services
for UNIX project and then left
Microsoft to consult again. My firm,
Cheek Consulting, was acquired by
Linuxcare last December and now I work
for them as a SR. Linux
consultant.
2) How long have you been involved with the Linux
OS?
I loaded my first Linux machine three or four years ago. It was an
early
version of Slackware that I got with a huge book, and it took me
three
days to get it installed right. I was tired of running Wndows and
wanted
something more powerful; I had some UNIX experience but not a lot and
so
there was a learning curve.
3) Tell us a brief overview of the
Redmond Linux Project.
Well, it started out as my own personal distro,
but quickly evolved into
something bigger. For me, it's a way to put the
experience I gained
building operating systems while at Microsoft to use;
it's also a way
for me to create something new. I've wanted to create my own
operating
system for a long long time now. I think this is a good way to do
it.
Redmond Linux will have different versions, called editions,
mainly
catering to people other than UNIX gurus. The first edition,
called
Redmond Linux Personal, will be catered to computer
neophytes
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