Regardless of why Linux is popular, the fact remains that it is (arguably) the best known open source project.
Even assuming that the GPL is the reason Linux occupies in its current position in the computing landscape, the points you make (which I agree with BTW) about being in the right place at the right time and somebody else stepping up, don't change a thing. Linux is here and it is important and by extension Linus is here and he is important.
Ultimately, disregarding what Linus says isn't the best way to push adoption of the new license.
I completely agree with the point about an equilibrium being reached. The feedback from outsourcing the entry-level jobs will obviously put pressure on the salary levels (which were and still are too high) to decrease to a sustainable level. This will cause the "me-too" people who became "programmers" during the boom to find the next "me-too" occupations, leaving the real geeks to do the jobs they enjoy.
At the same time, in the countries where the entry-level jobs are now being outsourced, the experience levels will rise, which will increase their salary levels. This will make outsourcing seem less attractive as a reflexive cost cutting measure.
Eventually, the outsourcing trend will level out. Our salaries will never again reach the dot-com levels, but I would imagine our jobs won't entirely disappear.
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Regardless of why Linux is popular, the fact remains that it is (arguably) the best known open source project.
Even assuming that the GPL is the reason Linux occupies in its current position in the computing landscape, the points you make (which I agree with BTW) about being in the right place at the right time and somebody else stepping up, don't change a thing. Linux is here and it is important and by extension Linus is here and he is important.
Ultimately, disregarding what Linus says isn't the best way to push adoption of the new license.
I completely agree with the point about an equilibrium being reached. The feedback from outsourcing the entry-level jobs will obviously put pressure on the salary levels (which were and still are too high) to decrease to a sustainable level. This will cause the "me-too" people who became "programmers" during the boom to find the next "me-too" occupations, leaving the real geeks to do the jobs they enjoy.
At the same time, in the countries where the entry-level jobs are now being outsourced, the experience levels will rise, which will increase their salary levels. This will make outsourcing seem less attractive as a reflexive cost cutting measure.
Eventually, the outsourcing trend will level out. Our salaries will never again reach the dot-com levels, but I would imagine our jobs won't entirely disappear.