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After reading the lkml archives I find it hard not to conclude that Linus has done his best and it's time for him to step down. Linux is just too important to h
by Codhisattva 13y ago
After reading the lkml archives I find it hard not to conclude that Linus has done his best and it's time for him to step down. Linux is just too important to have such lousy leadership.
- rohit89 13y agoWhy should he step down if he doesn't want to? If people are unhappy with him, they are free to fork it and set it up the way it pleases them.
- gizmo686 13y agoLinux is not a technically impressive project. What makes it impressive is the fact that it is built, collectively, by many different parties contributing for their mutual benefit, from tech companies to academic researchers to hobbyists. The fact that Linux ended up being the kernel that got this massive social support seems to suggest it has good leadership with good social skills.
- marketdouche 13y ago"Linux is not a technically impressive project." Jesus are you dumb. I feel to counter that argumentatively douchey statement is so rhetorical I'm not even going bother.
- adestefan 13y agoOver the years I've read some really asinine comments on HN, but this one takes the cake. Linus could do whatever the hell he wants. It is is project afterall. People are also more than free to take the source and do what they'd like with it. Are you going to say that Linux is too important and needs to be nationalized next?