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BBC Interviews Linus Torvalds

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

chrisseaton writes "The BBC has an interview with Linus Torvalds. It's a little thin, but good to see something like this in a decent mainstream news source."

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  1. You are now under my penguin control by DarkHelmet · · Score: 2, Funny
    Linus Torvalds has revealed he is happy to be the poster boy for the anti-Microsoft campaign but would not know what to say if he met Bill Gates.

    How about...

    You are now under my penguin control

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  2. Quote ... by uq1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "No-one has ever called me a cool dude. I'm somewhere between geek and normal," he said.

    Linus, You're a cool dude.

    1. Re:Quote ... by Xpilot · · Score: 3, Funny

      Linus handles himself so well when talking to the 'normals'

      I guess you'll only find a sentence like this on slashdot. And, *shudder*, it makes sense too.

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  3. Re:Wonderful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's odd. I read the whole thing and didn't see one mention of Knuth.

  4. In other news... by echophase · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linus Torvalds, the man behind the creation of Linux, which is used by millions of computers around the globe, has went to use the bathroom, possibly to take a leak. Full coverage can be seen on Slashdot (http://www.slashdot.org) Another article with no fluff.

  5. Re:Few thoughts. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    In a perfect world, Bill Gates would fight Linus from the other side of the OS spectrum. Imagine how world would have been different if Gates didn't choose the dark side.

    Billy didn't chose the dark side. As the son of two lawyers, it's much like he was born into it.

  6. Tux by BorgDrone · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it just me or did Tux gain weight ?

  7. GNU / LINUX by wiZd0m · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Mr Torvalds enjoys the notoriety he has achieved as the man that challenged the Microsoft empire with his open source alternative operating system."

    Stallman will certainly enjoy this one :)
  8. OMG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, caught the interview on BBCWorld yesterday.

    Linus, come back a.s.a.p. - as if your Leno habit wasn't disturbing enough, you then started sounding like an American and now look like an American. This is not good. You need a steady diet of hernesoppa, kirnupiimä and ruisleipä (some salmiakki for afters, of course) urgently.

  9. Re:Show Some Respect! by TheKey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Come on, RMS. Posting as AC again?

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  10. Re:quote for /. zealots by kleinux · · Score: 2, Funny

    but who ever said the Pope is holy?