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Why Torvalds?
by satvikpendem 10mo ago
Why Torvalds?
- augusto-moura 10mo agoI think he/she is talking about avoiding both Windows and Linux
- satvikpendem 10mo agoYes, I am asking why avoid Linux too?
- augusto-moura 10mo agoRagebaiting/hater comment
- pjmlp 10mo agoMaybe the monoculture that many kids nowadays think UNIX === Linux?
- dangus 10mo agoI don't think the kids these days know that UNIX exists. UNIX is also basically irrelevant unless you are talking about macOS technically being UNIX, so I agree with the kids. The idea that Linux is a monoculture is also hilarious to me. That umbrella includes things like RHEL, SteamOS, Bazzite, Android, Chromebooks, Gnome, KDE, dwm, i3, your robot vacuum, car infotainment systems..."Linux" is the exact opposite of a monoculture.
- pjmlp 10mo agoAll powered by the Linux kernel, the very meaning of monoculture. Also it isn't as if BSD, FreeRTOS, Aix, INTEGRITY, SmartOS, Illumos, QNX,... don't exist.
- vardump 10mo agoFreeRTOS is an odd one in that set.
- pjmlp 10mo agoIt also has good enough POSIX support.
- 6c696e7578 10mo ago> Aix This is more a limitation on the architecture - virtually nobody has power arch hanging around to play on.
- pjmlp 10mo agoAs owner from Red-Hat and Linux contributor since 1998, IBM isn't certainly blocked by choice, they also have Linux for the same architecture, which Aix customers could switch to and don't.
- dewodadataz 10mo agoI mean, AIX essentially _does_ not exist unless you happen to work in an enterprise or are in a similar environment that has it. It's not something to easily get your hands on – esp. not "as a kid".
- dangus 10mo agoBut it’s not a monoculture because they’re wildly different applications of the technology. It’s also not a culture at all because it’s a kernel.
- squeefers 10mo agonot linux, specifically linus. its just a shame hes still attached to the kernel
- satvikpendem 10mo agoOkay, so why avoid Torvalds? I am not sure what part of him you find objectionable.
- millerm 10mo agoWhat would be the point of avoiding linux?
- squeefers 10mo ago[flagged]
- dangus 10mo agoHave you...worked in software before? His skills are applied to being essentially the product manager of the Linux kernel, just like any other senior engineer of his age and experience. It's better that he not write code because he can have greater impact steering the direction of the kernel and reviewing others' work. I'm also not sure why you don't like the guy on such a personal level. He only made Linux and git because he didn't have an alternative that worked for him. What did he ever do to you? I watched the video of him hanging out with Linus from Linux Tech Tips and I thought he seemed like a relatively personable guy. Maybe he's somewhat opinionated on technology and wrote an angry email or two but certainly not a bad person.
- squeefers 10mo ago>Have you...worked in software before? working in it right now. and I can guarantee you anyone acting like linus better have made themselves indispensable because you wont last long lashing out like a 13 year old in emails to people. im still amazed he managed to convince a woman to like him
- dangus 10mo agoI don’t think he regularly lashes out to people in emails, it’s happened a small handful of times in the span of decades. And the difference between him and your typical product manager is his email chains are public.
- squeefers 10mo ago> it’s happened a small handful of times in the span of decades. bit of an undersell... hes famous for it. people have left kernel dev because of it. difference between him and your typical product manager are the internet fanbois who treat him like a god. typical product managers have soft skills. typical product managers are beholden to things like polity, common courtesy etc.