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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. Obligatory by cpaalman · · Score: 0, Troll

    In Soviet Russia, Linux forks you.

  2. Then explain why by sproketboy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Then explain why Linux is still years behind OSX and Windows on basic things like playing video with sound without performance problems?

  3. Re:Better yet by eno2001 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah... wake me up when it can actually boot and do something. I tried Slowlaris as the Nexenta OS (I wanted as desktop version of the OS) and it... well it never booted. Kept complaining about the IDE device timing out. So much for the kernel being all the good. I've NEVER had Linux kernel fail to boot. Not once.

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