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CNN Sits Down With Linus Torvalds
just_another_sean writes "Calling him 'reclusive' and the 'leader of the Open Source Revolution' CNN has an interview with Linus Torvalds. From the article: "I actually only work with a few handfuls so I tend to directly interact with maybe 10 - 20 people and they in turn interact with other people. So depending on how you count, if you count just the core people, 20 -50 people. If you count everybody who's involved; five thousand people -- and you can really put the number anywhere in between... Almost, pretty much all, real work is done over e-mail so it doesn't matter where people are."
Travelling all over the world, I wish I was a hermit!
Linus looks more and more like a penguin as he gets older?
Stallman: I'm going to f***ing kill CNN. It's GNU/Linux damn it!
*Chair goes flying across room*
All it takes to throw the entire open source revolution into chaos and disarray is one well aimed chair-throw.
try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
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The revolution is called Open Source. And its leader? Linus Torvalds
RMS rolls in his... beard.
I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of killer sig, which this margin is too narrow to contain.
...how many degrees is he from Kevin Bacon?
KLS: I understand, but let's say your mom or my mom, they're surfing the Internet but maybe they're not surfing with Firefox just yet or they don't really know what Linux is just yet.
This went unchallenged... you would have thought that she would be one of the first people to know about linux (even if she never will understand it and proabably still needs him to install a printer - as all mothers do)
*''I can't believe it's not a hyperlink.''
Steve Jobs is Admiral Akbar, Linus is Obi Wan, they can't learn much from each other. Yes, RMS is Yoda.
shin phantomflanflinger
But... does he run Linux?
(Sorry, someone had to say it.)
Developers: We can use your help.
"Normally I am not recognized, people don't throw their panties at me."
Nice to know he thinks like the rest of us guys.
Holy s-, it's Jesus!
Oh-So-Funny statement about "ACs"
Ok, A customer was continually bothering the waiter in a restaurant; first, he'd asked that the air conditioning be turned up because he was too hot, then he asked it be turned down cause he was too cold, and so on for about half an hour. Surprisingly, the waiter was very patient, walking back and forth and never once getting angry. So finally, a second customer asked why didn't they just throw out the pest. "Oh I don't care." said the waiter with a smile. "We don't even have an air conditioner.
For example I long ago decided I will never go to meetings again because I think face to face meetings are the biggest waste of time you can ever have.
Hi, this is Dan from Human Resources. You probably don't know me, because you were absent from the Workplace Amicable Relationship Promotion Meeting. After meeting with your supervisors, we have come to the decision that we should meet with you RE your attitude toward workplace gatherings.
Not only does your absence from group meetings project the wrong image to the rest of the company, but some employees have taken it as a personal affront. There have been complaints, and many people at the last Work/Life Socialization Meeting have asked us to step in. Is 2:00 PM okay for everyone?
Thanks,
Dan
Human Resources
Step into a huge movement. Don't Tread In Me.
At least they didn't do a photo shoot with Linus, like they did with Bill Gates...
"hey, I still, the way I do my work is I sit these days downstairs in my basement alone"
He may be rich and famous, but Linus keeps it real
Trout's epitaph: Life is no way to treat an animal.
Also, Linus is more suit and general public friendly than RMS will ever be.
Congrats. You are now our current leader in the " Understatment of the Year " competition. Winner to be announced when ESR actually matters again.
Soko
"Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm." - Anonymous
He's a typical finnish hacker. As young they are so thin you can see the sunshine through them, but by early 30s all the pizza and coke catches up and they develop a seriously big gut. Even those that somehow manage to get married.
you're wrong, it's Frozen Bubble
Gcc? No you're wong man. Actually it is ldd who bind OSS together, gcc only compiles.
[]'s Victor Bogado da Silva Lins
^[:wq
I am intrigued by your son's theory, and would like to know more. (No, seriously, I'm really curious. For some reason debating Star Wars is great fun.)
What if the entire Universe were a chrooted environment with everything symlinked from the host?
Pour some more cola on it. That always reminds mine who is boss!
No. Think of all those tech types getting giggly and shy. It's not pretty.
Christ, Linus has porked out... he's approaching blimp size.
** fraud!! **
Notes from HR types always have a flowery background with animated GIFs in the signature.
having linus in the dock or on the desktop? I guess I'll pass.