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Linus Is A Hero

Posted by Hemos on from the saint-linus-of-codex dept.

oever writes "The dutch broadcaster KRO has chosen 365 modern saints or heros. One of them is Linus Torvalds, chosen for his work in on Linux and 'Open Source'. Too bad RMS or Saint Ignuciuis he wasn't chosen, even though he was recommended."

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  1. Oh come on by geek · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Hero as a term is used far to widely nowadays. Linux is a pretty cool guy for doing what he has, but let's face facts here. It's just software, not the cure for cancer.

    RMS got recomended? The guy belongs in a looney bin, not on a list of hero nominees. Any good works RMS has done or continues to do are far outwieghed by his mental disorders. The guy has no respect for anyone or anything that doesn't believe as he does. There was a term for such a person back in the 40's, they called them Nazi's.

    If anyone in the comp industry deserves to be called a hero it's Woz for his work with kids and charity groups.

  2. Re:Visual Studio .NET by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I'm sorry moron, but you're confusing quality of development tools with the viability of a language (or the lack thereof).

    So, you were feeding the trolls, and you managed to reply with the worst possible non-sequitur I've seen in a while here in Slashdot, and that's saying a lot.

    And, BTW, regardless of your smartass rationalizations, Microsoft development tools are absolutely second to none. Writing C in vi or emacs is very nice and gives you that coveted CLI geek aura, but it does squat for your productivity.

    Hope this helps, and have yourself a very merry christmas!