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Linus Torvalds Moving to the Silicon Forest

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the movin'-on-up dept.

Evilive writes "According to KATU News, Linus Torvalds and family will be moving to Portland, Oregon so he can oversee the Open Source Development Labs. Torvalds says he and his family will make the move after his children finish school next week. Sayeth Linus: 'The plan was to try to acclimatize and have time to grow webbed feet (although I'm told there are implants available) by moving during the summer.'"

14 of 568 comments (clear)

  1. wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    maybe... maybe....nah prolly not, im not that luck.
    phirst post

    1. Re:wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Support ethnic cleansing in Palestine

      3,000,000 American Dollars cant be wrong.

      Sponsor an Israeli occupier today!

    2. Re:wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      $3,000,000,000 even

  2. First Post by iacyclone · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post

  3. hi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ih

  4. couldn't make a first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    because i'm too busy going to oregon to stalk him!
    go linus stalker fanclub, we'll never leave him alone, our hero!

  5. Why? by DarkHazard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why do they have to make a huge spectacle that a man is moving from one place to another. This is not very important news and will not effect things at all.
    Stuff that matters. *rolls eyes*

  6. Re:This is news huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    7.5"... that's a good size, was it thick too?

  7. Re:First time being first! I would love to use Lin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You should hack an X-Box!

  8. Re:First time being first! I would love to use Lin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    haha but you're not first, are you fuckwad? Don't you feel like a retard now?

  9. Re:And leave my mom's basement!?!?Never! by xtermin8 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Rumsfeld and his goons are probably all over this development, however. Free software is such an obvious cover for Communism, after all.

  10. Dual Boot by Doc+Squidly · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Suggestion: Set-up your computer to Dual-Boot Linux with Window.

    Step 1: Install Windows with extra unpartitioned drive space (about 3-5 GB should do, depending on your system). Step 2: Install Linux.

    I'd suggest either Mandrake 10.0 or Xandros Desktop OS Open Circulation Edition.

    Mandrake is very user friendly and Xandros is aimed at Windows users.

    Step 3: Configure LILO for Dual Boot. (Easier than it sounds)

    Alternately you can download Knoppix 3.4 and boot directly from the CD.

    --
    I think I think, therefore I think I am.
  11. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Is that supposed to be a good thing? I wouldn't think so.

    You wouldn't think so, but you'd be wrong. Of course there are problems with weapons that were concealed illegally, but _none_ with weapons concealed on people legally (that is, with a permit). None. Get over it, get a gun, get trained, and one day drill a criminal. You'd be doing society a favor.

  12. All Your Coder Are Belong To US! [NT] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    NT