At Linux in the long run I expressed the opinion that Linux in general could suffer when Linus Torvalds steps aside or dies. That opinion is generally unpopular with the Linux community, but I think it's defensible.
Full story »At Linux in the long run I expressed the opinion that Linux in general could suffer when Linus Torvalds steps aside or dies. That opinion is generally unpopular with the Linux community, but I think it's defensible.
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motters
14 years 7 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago
Post-Torvalds
I think this article gets it all wrong, since it assumes that for the Linux kernel to survive requires strong top down cathedral-style leadership. In interviews Linus Torvalds himself has said that it would not be a big problem if he stepped down and did something else.
Balzac
14 years 7 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago
Linus ought to upgrade the Kernel to GPLv3.
If Linus is going to embrace Digital Restrictions Management, I don't think it matters if he retires or not. If Linus won't upgrade, the Linux kernel will need to be replaced by a different kernel licensed under GPLv3 which doesn't allow DRM.