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16 Interviews With Linux Kernel Hackers

Posted by Soulskill on from the one-stop-shop dept.

DeviceGuru writes "The Linux Foundation has published a series of video interviews from the annual Linux Kernel Summit held Sept. 15-16 in Portland, Oregon. In the videos, 16 developers — including Linux creator Linus Torvalds — discuss their kernel development activities. Other kernel hackers interviewed include Rafael Wysocki, Chris Mason, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Mathieu Desnoyers, Paul Mackerras, John Linville, Stephen Rothwell, Kristen Accardi, Dirk Hohndel, Dave Jones, David Miller, Len Brown, Jon Corbet, Frank Eigler, and Ted Tso. A detailed report on the Summit can be found at LWN. Lots of interesting insights into the status and future of Linux!"

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  1. Re:I Did Not Think Anybody Hacked into Linux? by Haeleth · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I did not think there were many Linux hackers, as the opportunity to do widespread damage was so low due to the relative obscurity of the OS.

    The OS that runs the majority of websites is "relatively obscure" and not a popular hacker target? Ri-i-i-ight.

    Seriously, using "hacker" in this context is about six months shy of using "gay" to mean "merry." Like it or not, popular media and language usage has changed the word's meaning, and to insist otherwise is to insist upon being misunderstood.

    "Gay" still does mean "merry". Feel free to tell a Scotsman that "the Gay Gordons" is only danced by homosexuals. I'll be sure to visit you in hospital to find out how he took the news.

    Newsflash: some words have multiple meanings, and humans are actually quite good at distinguishing between them. Ambiguity is more likely to lead to comedy than to confusion.

  2. Re:I Did Not Think Anybody Hacked into Linux? by Haeleth · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When the guys at nytimes.com and OED.com reverse the meaning of "hacker" back to its hobbyist definition, give me a call...

    Who cares what the mainstream usage is? Slashdot is not a mainstream website. It is targeted at nerds, and it uses words with the meanings nerds give them. There is no ambiguity going on here. "Kernel hackers" is the correct terminology for Slashdot's target audience.

    Perhaps you should report O'Reilly to the police, as clearly you must believe they are selling a whole range of books aimed at criminals.