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Linus Interviewed

Posted by michael on from the old-standbys dept.

a9db0 writes "There is a somewhat low-content interview with Linus here in the Seattle Times about his move to Portland. It does have a couple of Linus classic one-liners."

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  1. But, how do you really feel? by erick99 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    He doesn't beat around the bush about Microsoft.

    I don't think the lawsuits have necessarily made a huge direct difference, but I do think that it has made a lot more people realize that maybe Microsoft wasn't the "American Dream" after all, but just another greedy company that might be better off with some competition. And that probably has opened a few doors.

    I think Microsoft has a PR problem. Largely deservedly, I would say.

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  2. Re:Highlights by GoofyBoy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The American Dream is for me and my childern to have a better life.

    I wouldn't go as far as to say that it includes other people. Do you dream of what some guy across the city childern future is?

    To say that everyone should have a better future isn't the American Dream, its more, IMHO, of the Communist Dream.

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  3. some time between 95-97 I got the best bitch slap by adaminnj · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I can't remember exactly but some time between 95 and 97 I was installing Linux and I was a true newbie to *nix back then. I had some major prob with the install and I wrought Linus a rather scathing Email. A few weeks later I got the best bitch slap of my life.

    I wish I saved that Email is was so elegant and worded so perfectly that I became a Linux / Linus Zealot (it was not a nice responce from Linus).

    This interview just reminds me that I need to be more Linus like in my day to day life (I'm a bit hot tempered) and really think when I talk, or act Email, or post to /..

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  4. The Karma of it all... by syylk · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Linux has been named after Linus Torvalds.

    Linus Torvalds has been named after Linus Carl Pauling.

    Now, besides pronunciation issues (you should ask Pauling's family how they called their late wonderboy!), it's enlightening to observe:

    Linus Carl Pauling (LCP) is the only man who won two Nobel prizes in two totally unrelated fields: chemistry (1954 - discoveries on chemical bond's nature) and peace (1962 - battle to ban nuclear experiments). He also won the Lenin prize and the Gandhi prize.

    LCP died in San Francisco in 1994. The same year Linus released Linux 1.0.

    LCP directed (since 1936) the "Gates and Crellin" labs, in Pasadena, CA. Not too distant from where Linus first went working in US (Transmeta). And the name of the labs... Ah, the irony.

    LCP was born in... yep, you got that... Portland, OR, 1901. Where our kernel benevolent dictator lives right now.

    Isn't Karma doing wonders? :)