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The most interesting thing to me about each of these little episodes is how Linus, by creating the brilliant Linux kernel, is lauded as a sort-of-oracle when gi
by yock 14y ago
The most interesting thing to me about each of these little episodes is how Linus, by creating the brilliant Linux kernel, is lauded as a sort-of-oracle when giving his opinion about very non-kernel things. I quite like the simple, opinionated approach to Gnome and Unity but my opinion (and others who may agree with me) matters somehow less because I didn't create this great thing that has nothing to do with UI design philosophy.
I guess that's the true value of geek cred.
- greatquux 14y agoIt's probably also because we find him 'interesting' (whatever that means). I give my opinion too but it doesn't really matter. :)
- emilv 14y agoI think you are wrong. I don't think people listen to Torvalds because he created and leads the development of the Linux kernel. I think people listen to him because he is very active in the free software community, voicing his opinions, writing in a somewhat balanced way and clearly expressing what he believes. People don't always agree with him (obviously the Gnome guys don't). You can do exactly the same thing: make your voice heard, state clearly and preferrably factually what you think is best for the free software stack. People will listen!
- jasonwatkinspdx 14y agoYou are making some huge assumptions about how people form their own opinions and then using those assumptions to invalidate those of us who disagree with your view. Stop.
- slurgfest 14y agoI suspect that the people who approve what Linus says on this matter are the people who already agree with what he says on this matter. Already having this kind of opinion, it feels good for some smart high-profile to say it in an articulate way. It's true that liking Gnome and/or Unity seems to have a kind of stigma these days.