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Linus: '2016 Will Be the Year of the ARM Laptop' (softpedia.com)
jones_supa writes: Linus Torvalds took the stage at LinuxCon Europe in Dublin, Ireland, and talked about a number of things, including security and the future for Linux on ARM hardware. There is nothing that will blow your mind, but there are a couple of interesting statements nonetheless. Chromebooks are slowly taking over the world, and a large number of those Chromebooks are powered by ARM processors. "I'm happy to see that ARM is making progress. One of these days, I will actually have a machine with ARM. They said it would be this year, but maybe it'll be next year. 2016 will be the year of the ARM laptop," said Linus excitedly. He also explained that one of the problems now is actually finding people to maintain Linux. It's not a glorious job, and it usually entails answering emails seven days a week. Finding someone with the proper set of skills and the time to do this job is difficult.
Finally! The year of Linux on the laptop!
Like we're going to listen to a 6-digit UID noob on fucking Slashdot for advice on how to run our shit.
If you can't commit to the hours required then perhaps you should seek out another hobby. And honestly, if you knew what you were doing you wouldn't be dealing with emails 7 days a week or being hit with "personal insults". Further, those "insults" ARE about the code, in your case they happen to be about the shitty fucking code you keep submitting.
I'm Linus Torvalds, fuck you.
P.S. Why are we losing developers? 2016 is on track to be the year of the Linux desktop and we need more developers for when the masses adopt Linux and all he bugs and security holes are forced to the surface.
That's like buying a recliner and saying: "At least if it turns out not to be very comfortable, I can take a shit in it!
Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun