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I'm watching his stream just to see how the drama goes down and a silly tech-adjacent bit popped up when he started ranting about Linux and how if "they" were t

I'm watching his stream just to see how the drama goes down and a silly tech-adjacent bit popped up when he started ranting about Linux and how if "they" were trying to take Linus Torvalds down, they still couldn't ever own Linux!

Evidlo 2y ago
Is there a recording of this?
- petercooper 2y ago
  No, but I imagine it'll pop up somewhere given everyone who records and shares his stuff. I was going to clip it at the time but my screen capture software decided to spontaneously update and demand money for the upgrade.
philistine 2y ago
And I believe he is wrong in this case. Linus is absolutely a lynchpin for Linux control. He can be replaced, but whoever replaces him then becomes that lynchpin. He's the benevolent dictator for life after all.
- samatman 2y ago
  You're assuming that would be one person and one organization, the way it is now. I think that's the most likely outcome, but it isn't a safe bet by any means. In any case I hope it's a good long time before we have to find out, since I wish Linus long life and good health.
  - philistine 2y ago
    There's already a contingency plan, and Linus has designated his consigliere, Greg Kroah-Hartman, as his successor. I don't expect the structure to change. I guess we'll see.
- deleted 2y ago
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int0x29 2y ago
Linus Torvalds political opinions, to the extent I've seen him express them, are hardly in line with Alex Jones. So this feels odd.
- petercooper 2y ago
  He was clutching at straws. He's famous for random tangents and non sequiturs. He was comparing himself to Colonel Travis at the Battle of the Alamo in the next breath. I just thought it was funny/weird that Linux, of all things, jumped into his mind as an example to use during his rant.
- lmm 2y ago
  I remember a claim that the wokies were trying to take down Linus Torvalds doing the rounds at some point. E.g. https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2015/11/04/feminists-are-trying-to-frame-linus-torvalds-for-sexual-assault-claims-open-source-industry-veteran/ https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2015/11/04/feminists-are-tryi...
  - defrost 2y ago
    The source being Eric S. Raymond covering for why women avoid him checks out. Woke scaremongering makes the old red scare hysteria look like a mild panic attack.

Evidlo 2y ago

Is there a recording of this?

petercooper 2y ago
No, but I imagine it'll pop up somewhere given everyone who records and shares his stuff. I was going to clip it at the time but my screen capture software decided to spontaneously update and demand money for the upgrade.

philistine 2y ago

And I believe he is wrong in this case. Linus is absolutely a lynchpin for Linux control. He can be replaced, but whoever replaces him then becomes that lynchpin. He's the benevolent dictator for life after all.

samatman 2y ago
You're assuming that would be one person and one organization, the way it is now. I think that's the most likely outcome, but it isn't a safe bet by any means. In any case I hope it's a good long time before we have to find out, since I wish Linus long life and good health.
- philistine 2y ago
  There's already a contingency plan, and Linus has designated his consigliere, Greg Kroah-Hartman, as his successor. I don't expect the structure to change. I guess we'll see.
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int0x29 2y ago

Linus Torvalds political opinions, to the extent I've seen him express them, are hardly in line with Alex Jones. So this feels odd.

petercooper 2y ago
He was clutching at straws. He's famous for random tangents and non sequiturs. He was comparing himself to Colonel Travis at the Battle of the Alamo in the next breath. I just thought it was funny/weird that Linux, of all things, jumped into his mind as an example to use during his rant.
lmm 2y ago
I remember a claim that the wokies were trying to take down Linus Torvalds doing the rounds at some point. E.g. https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2015/11/04/feminists-are-trying-to-frame-linus-torvalds-for-sexual-assault-claims-open-source-industry-veteran/ https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2015/11/04/feminists-are-tryi...
- defrost 2y ago
  The source being Eric S. Raymond covering for why women avoid him checks out. Woke scaremongering makes the old red scare hysteria look like a mild panic attack.