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Full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDrRvrh16ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDrRvrh16ws One of the things the Linux kernel developer says in th
by 3xblah 7y ago
Full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDrRvrh16ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDrRvrh16ws
One of the things the Linux kernel developer says in the interview is that researchers are going through Intel patents to find "security bugs".
He says this is "fun". Twice. He seems pretty nonchalant about these issues. Like it is great to fix them, but not like it is too important or anything to worry about. He says what is most important to him is that Linux "succeeds". The attitude is reminiscient of Microsoft in their heyday. Drunk on success. He even calls out a Microsoft employee he is working with. He says the companies contribute "selfishly". This is no different from BSD. Users do not determine how much security is prioritized, the contributors do. However, what happens when the biggest kernel contributors are companies?
He also indicates he does not agree with Stallman philosophically on technology issues. We do not get any details of the specifics of their disagreement.
As a user, I think is it somewhat easier to keep track of Net/OpenBSD kernel contributions than it is to keep track of Linux kernel contributions. I might be wrong on that. As far as I can tell, the biggest contributors to Net/OpenBSD kernels are still individuals and are not acting directly on behalf of corporations.
- asveikau 7y agoI haven't had a chance to watch but it seems like you are berating him for figures of speech and/or speaking styles. As far as I know his contributions to the kernel are pretty vast. We are all human and security isn't his only focus so maybe give him a break.