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If Linux Fails, Blame Jim Zemlin
darthcamaro writes "Everyone asks who runs Linux — to which the normal answer is either Linus Torvalds or 'the community.' But (as Master Yoda once said) — There is another. His name is Jim Zemlin and he is the Executive Director of The Linux Foundation." From the interview linked above:
"'I want to be a thousand percent confident that this organization will be around for the next 30 to 50 years because Linux isn't going away,' Zemlin said. 'It's everywhere, and there is no doubt that Linux will be an important platform in the future and we're only at the beginning on the embedded and mobile side. It will be my screwup if we don't have an organization that can help coordinate and grow the development of the Linux platform.'"
I will have to ask you to turn in your Nerd credentials.
That makes Linux better than your girlfriend.
Can we blame Jim Zemlin for every year that hasn't been the year of the linux desktop?
$IsDesktopLinuxYear = false; //this never changes
while(!$IsDesktopLinuxYear) {
Slap("Jim Zemlin"); // omg epic design
Sleep(31536000);
}
Linux is my girlfriend you insensitive clod.
Well one would hope that Linux would have evolved in 30 years. Maybe not one line of code from now will still be in it, maybe be it will no be written in C anymore, maybe the kernel version is going to be 2.8 (more likely 2.6.5665454871125114-rc89) but it could well be still around.
>Do they have a strategy against software patents?
This is a natural benefit of "twenty year sustainability."
-fb Everything not expressly forbidden is now mandatory.
Me too, but Windows goes down on me more often.
Of course, Windows 1.0 and Windows Vista share almost nothing in common.
It share new font install dialog
But (as Master Yoda once said) â" There is another. His name is Jim Zemlin and he is the Executive Director of The Linux Foundation."
Another there is. Jim Zemlin his name is ...
I always figured HURD will be ready about the same time Linux finally becomes unmaintainable.
Which means Linux needs to last a lot more than 30 more years.
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite (TM)
I suppose he's going to give it 110% so he can be 1000% confident Linux will be on 500% of all mobile devices.
I was going to say something else but I've forgotten his name already.
Windows goes down on you? Windows usually locks up on me. Rigor mortis ftw.
does he run linux?
Sorry, had to be said.
There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Those that can keep their train of thought,
Maybe not one line of code from now will still be in it
But it will still be SCO's IP!
atleast she's tight, everytime I've used Windows lately it's been one open hole after another.
Non impediti ratione cogitationus.
Winston, your wisdom is infinite :).
1988 - There comes a time that we have to get rid of UNIX and come up with something better. Today isn't the time to do it, and perhaps 20 years down the road isn't time to do it either, but eventually we have to come up with something that addresses some of the flaws of UNIX.
2008 - There comes a time that we have to get rid of UNIX and come up with something better. Today isn't the time to do it, and perhaps 20 years down the road isn't time to do it either, but eventually we have to come up with something that addresses some of the flaws of UNIX.
2028 - There comes a time that we have to get rid of UNIX and come up with something better. Today isn't the time to do it, and perhaps 20 years down the road isn't time to do it either, but eventually we have to come up with something that addresses some of the flaws of UNIX.
2048 - There comes a time that we have to get rid of UNIX and come up with something better. Today isn't the time to do it, and perhaps 20 years down the road isn't time to do it either, but eventually we have to come up with something that addresses some of the flaws of UNIX.
2568 - There comes a time that we have to get rid of UNIX and come up with something better. Today isn't the time to do it, and perhaps 20 years down the road isn't time to do it either, but eventually we have to come up with something that addresses some of the flaws of UNIX.
If not now, when?
He's obviously 50% sure about the first 20 years, and not so much thereafter.
Probably quit realistic. I should get out Nostradamus to see wat he has to say about it.
"Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"
Oh my lord, it seems Linux is a having threesome with us.