Linus Is A Hero

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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Church of Linux!

[caluml]

I have already said I worship in the Church of Linux.

This is going to make those "it's not a religious" arguments a lot harder!

Don't you have to be dead to be canonized?

[Ted_Green]

If so, then does does that make this a hit list too?

"modern" saint?

[tswinzig]

I can hear RMS now... "you should refer to Linus as a GNU/Hero."

Re:Linux kernel did not need GCC/GNU/RMS

[Elbereth]

Yeah, and RMS doesn't have a house. He needs MIT. Maybe we should start calling him MIT/Stallman.

Linus

[archeopterix]

A hero.

Superpowers:

Kernel strike - takes 10 turns, produces a kernel that combined with a set of GNU tools decreases enemy share on the server market.
E-mail - takes 0 turns, gives additional activity to every geek character on LKML. This multiplies by 100 if re-posted on Slashdot.
Flying - well, not yet.

3 of the 4 Beatles

[delcielo]

Ringo got shafted again.

He isn't as visible as the others; but he's done a lot of post-Beatles work for charity.

Cheers, Ringo.

Quick Translation

[selderrr]

(I'm dutch, not english, so forgive spalling errors. CmdrTaco is now verifying syntax & vocaulary :-)


The free Linux-software developed itself the past few years as a solid comptetitor against Windows. The Fin Linus Torvalds is the hero of the 'open source'- movement.
The Finse student Linus Torvalds wrote in 1991 a first version of Linux. Torvalds asked a few friend-programmers to have a look at and comment on his creation. Thuswas born a cooperation that still today leads tp continuous improvement of the operating system.
Meanwhile, there is a core of at least 1000 internetusers continuously polishing linux.
besides this core, there are many one-time contributions. Thru nightly chat-sessions the discussion about possible additions and improvements of this common good are worked out.
initially, linux turned out to be an OS for fanatic hobbyists, usualy working in academic situations. At the end of the 90s, linux started rising in computer centers of lartge companies. System administrators download linux for free from the Net and use it 'en masse' as webserver, often without IT managers knowledge.
If problems come to light, they get notified in newsgroups all over the net, whereafter tenthousands of programmers are volunteering to help finding a solution.
The advantages of linux are numerous according to open-source fans. Mostly because it is free : in contrast with other software, no licences have to be paid, but rather it is freely downloadable.


Then they go on an nag about linus being gay, having a goatse affair with CmdrTaco in russia in a base that belongs to someone who has bad grammar (like me). Or something.