If Linux Fails, Blame Jim Zemlin

Posted by timothy on Saturday August 23, 2008 @06:27AM from the well-that-might-be-a-little-harsh dept.

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.'"

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I don't want any credit but feel free to blame me. by jzemlin · 2008-08-23 10:43 · Score: 5, Informative

To be clear. I am only responsible for the "Linux Foundation." We all get that credit for Linux success rests with thousands and thousands of people not any single person or organization.
If the "Linux Foundation" is not helpful then you can blame me for that.
In addition, feel free to blame me for high gas prices, most of the pot holes in San Francisco, and for the crappy wifi at every single Linux Conference.
Jim Zemlin