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Linus is pragmatic though. He'll switch when it's necessary. E.g. BitKeeper => git, KDE3.5 => GNOME, etc

by pyre 14y ago

nine_k 14y ago
BitKeeper -> git was a painful necessity when BitKeeper started to want money. It's switching to BitKeeper was pragmatism over hardcore open-source principles, a 'lesser evil'. I have to learn more about KDE -> Gnome, since I remember it was the other way around :)
- GhotiFish 14y ago
  Really? In when Linus did his talk about git for Google Tech Talks, he explained that the reason they parted ways because many of the linux developers were taking issue to working in a non-libre environment, I seem to recall... hmmm here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8
  - pyre 14y ago
    BitKeeper was non-libre for a long time, but they dropped the free-to-the-community version[1] which forced the move. Linus drew criticism for a long time over the usage of a non-libre version control system for the Linux kernel. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitkeeper#Pricing_change http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitkeeper#Pricing_change
    - mpyne 14y ago
      If no one has ever read the backstory behind this it's actually a good tale. There was more to the issue than BK simply deciding to drop the free version. The short story behind that one of the Samba authors helped force Free Software along in more ways than one!
      - GhotiFish 14y ago
        I went and tried to find some information. Definitely worth a read! Thanks. Actually. I'm gonna post it as a story. http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-well-written-accounts-of-the-Linux-Bitkeeper-Git-story http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-well-written-accounts-of-...
- mpyne 14y ago
  Yes indeed, before Linus used GNOME he used KDE. He switched from KDE 3.5 to GNOME 2 series when we were dicking around with KDE 4. Then GNOME started their own process of dicking around and Linus tried KDE 4 (including rotating all the Plasma widgets ;). Not sure if he stuck there or ended up on XFCE though.

Linus is pragmatic though. He'll switch when it's necessary. E.g. BitKeeper => git, KDE3.5 => GNOME, etc

by pyre 14y ago

Linus is pragmatic though. He'll switch when it's necessary. E.g. BitKeeper => git, KDE3.5 => GNOME, etc

BitKeeper -> git was a painful necessity when BitKeeper started to want money. It's switching to BitKeeper was pragmatism over hardcore open-source principles, a 'lesser evil'. I have to learn more about KDE -> Gnome, since I remember it was the other way around :)

GhotiFish 14y ago
Really? In when Linus did his talk about git for Google Tech Talks, he explained that the reason they parted ways because many of the linux developers were taking issue to working in a non-libre environment, I seem to recall... hmmm here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8
- pyre 14y ago
  BitKeeper was non-libre for a long time, but they dropped the free-to-the-community version[1] which forced the move. Linus drew criticism for a long time over the usage of a non-libre version control system for the Linux kernel. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitkeeper#Pricing_change http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitkeeper#Pricing_change
  - mpyne 14y ago
    If no one has ever read the backstory behind this it's actually a good tale. There was more to the issue than BK simply deciding to drop the free version. The short story behind that one of the Samba authors helped force Free Software along in more ways than one!
    - GhotiFish 14y ago
      I went and tried to find some information. Definitely worth a read! Thanks. Actually. I'm gonna post it as a story. http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-well-written-accounts-of-the-Linux-Bitkeeper-Git-story http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-well-written-accounts-of-...
mpyne 14y ago
Yes indeed, before Linus used GNOME he used KDE. He switched from KDE 3.5 to GNOME 2 series when we were dicking around with KDE 4. Then GNOME started their own process of dicking around and Linus tried KDE 4 (including rotating all the Plasma widgets ;). Not sure if he stuck there or ended up on XFCE though.