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@captainkangaroo@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

Linus Torvalds muses about maintainer gray hairs and the next 'King of Linux'

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Linus Torvalds muses about maintainer gray hairs and the next 'King of Linux'

www.zdnet.com

@captainkangaroo@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago
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Live from Vienna, it's the Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel show! This time, they're talking real-time Linux, Rust, maintainer burnout, and succession planning.

In a candid keynote chat at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe, Linux creator Linus Torvalds shared his thoughts on kernel development, the integration of Rust, and the future of open source.

  • Christian
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    Man I’ve never really thought about how much having the wrong successor could fuck up the whole ecosystem.

    • @jayandp@sh.itjust.works
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      I’m wondering the same thing for Valve and Gabe Newell.

      • @sibachian@lemmy.ml
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        definitely the case for Valve. Corporate vultures will be all over it the second he’s gone.

      • Random Dent
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        If they both decide to step down around the same time, that’s going to be wild few years.

    • @Pilferjinx@lemmy.world
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      The things we take for granted are way too high.

    • qaz
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      It seems like you’re missing a word

      • Christian
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        I have tracked down the missing word and returned it to its rightful place. Better late than never.

      • @nephs@lemmygrad.ml
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        They apparently have accidentally the whole thing.

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