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Linus Torvalds Speaks Out on Future of Linux

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the even-keel dept.

SlinkySausage writes "Linus Torvalds has laid out his plans for the future of Linux, including the 3.0 kernel [there probably won't be one], problems with the Linux release cycles and which distro he personally runs on his home PC. '"Compile everything by hand" ones simply weren't interesting to me,' Torvalds says."

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  1. Not a Gentoo user by jshriverWVU · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Compile everything by hand" ones simply weren't interesting to me,'

    guessing he's not a gentoo user :)

    1. Re:Not a Gentoo user by Tweekster · · Score: 5, Funny

      There are no gentoo USERS. they never get to actually use the system

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    2. Re:Not a Gentoo user by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 4, Funny

      I can use it plenty. I use all my time recompiling the latest packages and keeping up with the latest config file changes ;)

      Oh, you mean you don't think administration=using...hmm...what else is there?

  2. No 3.0 ? by Colin+Smith · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh come on!

    3.0 is a perfect excuse to break everything and allow your imagination to run riot. That's the fun bit!

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  3. Re:Debian/Ubuntu by l4m3z0r · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know what you should do, you should email Linus and discuss the finer points of why he should use the same distro as you to validate your own choice.

  4. Cox v Morton by Kadin2048 · · Score: 4, Funny

    All right, so they'll duel first.

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    1. Re:Cox v Morton by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 5, Funny

      Still, it's quite amazing how far we've come in the last 400 years. In the 17th Century, Kernel Development Manager was a hereditary title.

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  5. Re:The future of linux by Tim+Browse · · Score: 4, Funny

    The development of something like a kernel NEEDS a dictator I think Theo de Raadt is already busy on something else.
  6. Okay, okay... by msimm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone in IT will tell you that to upgrade simply for the sake of upgrading is stupid, and will lead to a multitude of problems.

    Enough with the Vista bashing, we're sorry.
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  7. Re:I want collapsable threads! by TeknoHog · · Score: 5, Funny

    # USE="collapsable" CFLAGS="--omg-optimize" emerge threads

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