The New Guy

by T. Colin Dodd

So what happens when Matt Asay interviews Red Hat’s new CEO, Jim Whitehurst?

Sparks fly, that’s what.

Q:Tell me a little bit about yourself. What are the last three bands you listened to on your iPod?

A: I don’t have an iPod (or a Zune). It won’t play Ogg Vorbis files.

Q: You’re serious?!

A: Absolutely.

Q: Are you a geek or something?

Do I have to throw away my iPod now?

This entry was posted by T. Colin Dodd on Friday, January 4th, 2008 at 1:04 pm and is filed under Truth, People who get it, Shadowy do-gooders, Whitehurst. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 responses to “The New Guy”

Conley says:
January 4th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Unless it is running Rockbox, yes.
Gavin Baker says:
January 9th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Buying an iPod (even used; even flashed with Rockbox) is supporting one of the world’s most prominent DRM-mongers.

I just got an iriver T60. I won’t vouch for the company’s purity, but it’s not DRM-crippled and it plays OGG out of the box.