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Kai Makisara
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Kai Makisara : Übersicht
07-Dec-2001/09-Jan-07
Übersicht
 Kai
Makisara didn't begin working on Linux because he is Finnish, but it did
seem proper. ``I was using UNIX systems at work and wanted to be able to
do some research work at home,'' he explains. Linux supported most of
his hardware, so he chose it over the BSD variants and Windows, which he
could not run on his hardware without major changes.
Kai first saw references to Linux in network news. This was in 1992, and
he was 38 years old. At the time, he was working on remote-sensing
methods at the Technical Research Centre of Finland. Coming from a
research organization, he found development via the Internet to be
``natural and not revolutionary.'' He had been using ``the network to
exchange messages, software and data for a long time.''
Kai began working on an area of Linux that related best to his
background in computer science. He says, ``I had used SCSI devices in
our workstations, and tapes were/are an essential part of remote sensing
work.'' So, making a SCSI tape driver was a natural choice. Kai still
maintains the SCSI tape driver and posts the occasional fix.
``The biggest threat to Linux,'' in Kai's opinion, ``is that all key
people working on Linux lose interest.'' This has always been a bit of a
problem, but thankfully there has been no real shortage of developers
willing to contribute. He doesn't ``think that Linux should compete with
Microsoft in the fields where they are strongest.'' Kai finds ``systems
that enable people to process information anywhere'' are much more
interesting than the traditional desktop. ``I have never accepted the
attitude that work can be done only [by] sitting on one's chair facing
one's personal computer.''
``Continued development is necessary for Linux's survival,'' he
continues. The current popularity of Linux makes him happy, as it shows
that good software can be successful without being backed by large sums
of money. But he does point out that ``if better and affordable
solutions for my computing needs emerge, I may jump ship.''
Kai continues to work on remote sensing research at the Finnish Forest
Research Institute and can be reached at
makisara@metla.fi.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4037.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/.../4037f11.gif.
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