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Linus Torvalds' Benevolent Dictatorship
treebeard77 writes "BusinessWeek has posted Linus Torvalds interview '
The creator of Linux says "I can't be nasty" when leading the open-source movement since it's all built on trust and teamwork' "
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Hail Linus
That's GNU/Dictatorship damn you.
NASCAR is also based on a 'benevolent dictatorship' style of management. Maybe Linus should consuly Bill France for some tips.
now back to work my open source minions. 2.6.100 won't write itself.
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
He actually just said "leading" which, if any single person could be called "leading" would probably be him. Without his kernel, we would all probably not even know who SCO was.
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from the article:
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"... That has helped Linux become the No. 2 operating system worldwide for server computers."
Dumb question, I know, but who exactly is number 1, and what constitutes a server, anyway?
Duh, #1 is "beowulf clusters" of Windows 98 machines being used to send spam
Matt
You have 1 Moderator Point! Use it or lose it! Is that a threat? -vapid
I'm not so much a leader, I'm more of a shepherd. Now all the kernel developers will read that and say, "He's comparing us to sheep." It's more like herding cats.
So I'm a pussy instead?
He wisely left that nonsense to Slashdo^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hthe zealots.
Or this sco thing would have happened with the Hurd or one of the BSD kernels.
Well, a server is something that servers. All those M$ machines with viruses serving up more of themselves for everyone else. That would be a server right? Keeping M$ in the lead. Maybe that's part of their master plan to stay at the top of servers.
Evolution or ID?
If Linus is a "benevolent" dictator, we're not sending in troops to depose him?
And, obviously, we can't depose him on grounds of WMD, since Microsoft makes those, right?
So -- as long as he doesn't gas a whole room of Mac OS X users, we'll leave him be?
And -- he doesn't have any kids, right? Two boys that might go around killing anyone who doesn't win Linux-based UT2K4 tournaments in Linus' name, right? Or terrorizing anyone who challenges the vision of the kernel?
Finally -- Linus hasn't invested in any bunker construction for his new offices, right?
Just checking. I was concerned that maybe that troop realignment from Europe was in preparation for an attack on Mr. Torvalds.
IronChefMorimoto
Linus's hair is looking a little pointy these days :)
UNIX/Linux Consulting
yep, and we'd all be playing Duke Nukem Forever while watching the original Star Wars cimenatic cuts on DVD.
Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
Chloroform. Three.
Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
is Benedict. Coincidence? I think not. fnord
Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.
This is much bigger than Linux. Patents will affect all forms of open source software. Including BSD and parts of OSX.
:)
They can be fought in court, but that costs money. Some small businesses won't be able to afford to develope software and fight these legal battles.
So I recommend we give up now and turn ourselves in and hope they go easy on us.
"...and i don't consider myself a pussy, ok?"
"Yes. i am also not a pussy."
President Bush called for an impromptu press conference today to inform the nation of a new threat in the War on Terror.
"I'd like to start by thanking the brave and strong Americans at home and abroad who have stood by our troops and supported our efforts in the War on Terror. Today I bring news of an even greater threat. Our intellegence shows that a New Dictator has gained power and established a large network of terrorist computer cells in homes and offices around the country. This New Dictator is Linus Torvolds and I can assure you he hates America, he hates Capitolism and he hates Freedom. Today we begin our war with another terrorist, a terrorist that is bent on destroying Corporate America and our way of life. Already he has duped many of our citizens and corporations to convert to "Linux" a terrorist organization no less dangerous than Al Qaeda or the brutal Dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. We must band together and stamp out this threat to our liberties and safety. Today I have appointed Steve Balmer as Special Consultant for the creation of the Desktop Security Agency which shall be a part of the Homeland Security Agency. Together with Tom Ridge and Donald Rumsfeld, Mr. Balmer shall create a roadmap of shock and awe to root out and destroy this new threat before it is too late."
While that's undoubtedly true, it's not necessarily something to brag about...
What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
As long as i have TCP/IP over parrots, i'm fine. I wonder how many times you would have to say http://slashdot.org to a parrot before he can repeat it and pass the message on to the next parrot on the next island.
"Wrrrrokk! http://slashdot.org, pass it on. Tweet!"
And just because Linux came in the box doesn't mean it wasn't immediately wiped and replaced with a pirated copy of Windows.
' The creator of Linux says "I can't be nasty" when leading the open-source movement since it's all built on trust and teamwork'
... never stopped Theo :)
Hmm
Dumb question, I know, but who exactly is number 1...
You are number 6...
Yes, but suppose it were otherwise? Here, for instance, is an interesting piece of fiction depicting an alternate history, where the Roman Empire ultimately fell to hordes of barbarians.
the TCP/IP stack being sold separately?
the compiler being sold separately?
per-user and per-CPU license costs?
Dang, they were asking to die.
Doesn't Mr. Potatohead have a dictater?
love is just extroverted narcissism