Thanks, Jacob - I've been doing linux for a long time and have come to trust code developers (like kano).
Just in case you missed it kano pool is based on ckpool code, both he and -ck work on different parts of the kano pool software, -ck does the pool code and kano writes the web and database AFAIK:
CKPool software developed and supported by ckolivas and myself (Kano)