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Then please explain Linux's extreme level of notoriety despite Linus Torvalds' equally combative attitude.
by cypher543 11y ago
Then please explain Linux's extreme level of notoriety despite Linus Torvalds' equally combative attitude.
- atmosx 11y agoGPL + Linus rants are funnier to read.
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- icebraining 11y agoLinus' rants are usually (if ever?) not targeted at newcomers, but at people who know him well (and vice-versa).
- vezzy-fnord 11y agoDifferent project structure, I think. You'll likely get told off by subsystem maintainers or even kernel janitors before that. If it gets to Linus, it must have been something unnerving. This can be interpreted both ways, however. Where Linus will be more elusive, Theo will have no qualms with just barging in and telling you to read the source code, ivory tower be damned. Almost as if he sort of respects even newbies enough to slap some quick advice to their face. A funny example is here: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.os.openbsd.misc/212565 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.os.openbsd.misc/212565