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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. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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:I want collapsable threads! by TeknoHog · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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