securitybreach Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Interesting interview with the creator of Arch Linux, Judd Vinet Who are you, and what do you do? I'm Judd Vinet. I'm a software engineer who likes open source software and startups. I tend to try and combine the two whenever I can. On the Internet, I'm best known as the creator of the Arch Linuxdistribution, a little project I started back in 2001 when I was in university. Thirteen years later, Arch has grown into one of the more popular distributions on the planet and has a respectable number of offshoots and derivatives under it, as well as high-quality documentation for experts and newcomers alike. In 2007, I stepped down from my lead role at Arch due to time constraints. Now I'm just a cheerleader. In my dayjob, I'm the CTO of a little startup called Bet Smart Media. We build software for the sports gaming industry, and it has some interesting challenges that tend to keep us quite busy. I also get to watch sports while I work, which is a nice perk! When I'm not in front of a keyboard, I enjoy outdoor pursuits, music, and a few sports. You'll either find me underwater (swimming), on two wheels (cycling), strumming (guitar), or cheering at a baseball stadium (or pub) somewhere. What hardware do you use? Gone are the days when I had 15 desktop computers in my bedroom as build clusters for Arch Linux. Today I'm more of a minimalist, prioritizing mobility over screen size or computing power.I presently carry a 2012 Macbook Air 11" around with me wherever I go. I maxed out the RAM (8GB) and put an SSD in it, and it's just a beautiful little machine. I'm not a big fan of OS X though, so it runs Arch. I'm almost always listening to music if I'm moving about or working, so I tend to keep some good-quality headphones in my midst. For over-ear style, I use Sennheiser Momentum cans, and when I want IEMs, I use a pair of Etymotic HF5 buds with a Fiio E11 portable headphone amplifier. For phones, I typically buy the latest Nexus product from Google each year. I'm currently on a Nexus 5, which has been a great little device. I still have a Motorola Xoom kicking around at home, but it's mostly just a Netflix machine for me these days.... http://judd.vinet.usesthis.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Neat article. Wish I looked that young again. :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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