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I have heard this over and over, "wohoo Linus won because Tanenbaum is using git", and frankly this is just ridiculous. Their disagreement was over how the kern
by marekmroz 15y ago
I have heard this over and over, "wohoo Linus won because Tanenbaum is using git", and frankly this is just ridiculous. Their disagreement was over how the kernel should be architected, not over personal issues. Not using a certain vcs because you disagree with its author on a completely unrelated subject would really be childish.
Moreover, vcs used to manage Minix'es source has zero impact on the merit of using one kernel architecture over the other.
[EDIT]: I understand that the "kernel war" argument is not what you meant, nevertheless Minix using Git is hardly a twist in Linux vs Minix history.
- dfc 15y agoHardly a twist? So twenty years ago you think it most people would have found it likely that Linus's operating system would lead to the creation of the SCM that minix uses?
- tedunangst 15y agoTwenty years ago, I doubt many people gave much thought to anyone creating a new SCM. Is your premise that twenty years ago people would have accurately predicted other software trends? Was ruby on rails an inevitable development?
- dfc 15y agoNo. My premise is that I do no think that many people would have thought it likely that the hobby project by that "kid on c.o.minix" would bring about a software development tool that Minix would one day use...
- Sapient 15y agoActually, when you put it like that, it does sound likely. I am speaking from the point of view of a person who knows very little about these "Kernel wars".
- epo 15y agoYour premise is bogus and entirely based on hindsight. The initial spat between Linus and Andrew was based on their approaches to system design not on the merits of their programming or design abilities.
- dfc 15y agoWhat is bogus about being interested in such a confluence of unlikely events? I can not imagine a human interest piece in the NYT not including this in the narrative. What does hindsight have to do with anything? It seems that any discussion about the relationship of two individuals is always retrospective...