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Fork the Linux Kernel?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bad-ideas dept.

Joe Barr writes "Fork the kernel? Are you crazy? A blog entry on InfoWorld.com urged the Linux community to fork the kernel into desktop and server versions because, according to the author, all Linus Torvalds cares about is big iron. Sorry, but that's both wrong and stupid."

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  1. Sigh by logixoul · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Some have argued that, for desktop Linux to succeed, the code base will have to be "forked" - that is, a separate base image for desktop and server distributions. Someone needs a reality check. For desktop Linux to succeed:
    1. all multimedia should work with zero knowledge
    2. you should be able to go into a hardware shop, grab anything, and have it work with your Linux
    3. the UI should be free of gotchas, those being too common in a culture where people actually like hacking around stuff
    Mkay? Forking the kernel to marginally improve the UI responsiveness is so off the mark it isn't funny.