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2 branch and his own versions of the 2. Involvement in the Linux kernel

While employed on the campus of Swansea University Cox installed a very early version of Linux on one of the machines belonging to the university computer society. He then became one of the main developers and maintainers of the whole kernel.

Alan Cox (born 22 July 1968 in Solihull England) is a British computer programmer who maintained the 2. 2 branch of the Linux kernel and continues to be heavily involved in the development of the Linux kernel an association that dates back to 1991.