I doubt highly that Linus has any say either way on this thing. They didn't hire him for his outstanding management ability, but because he codes better than most, and at the hardware level (which, if I recall correctly, they are a hardware company *note sarcasm*). I don't like it either, but let's get of his back just because management took a direction we don't like.
There will be many unseen delays, or unfinished additions, like the ability of your M$ Media Center PC to only work with you M$-enabled television and DVD's which must have M$-signed certificate so that you make sure that your system is compliant...
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I doubt highly that Linus has any say either way on this thing. They didn't hire him for his outstanding management ability, but because he codes better than most, and at the hardware level (which, if I recall correctly, they are a hardware company *note sarcasm*). I don't like it either, but let's get of his back just because management took a direction we don't like.
There will be many unseen delays, or unfinished additions, like the ability of your M$ Media Center PC to only work with you M$-enabled television and DVD's which must have M$-signed certificate so that you make sure that your system is compliant...
Expect Service Pack 1 sometime in 2006...
Somebody's gonna have to write Max Headroom under Linux now...who wants that project?
Who knows, this could become more popular than userfriendly.org! I mean, who doesn't want to read a 300 year old diary...
"You are not to share the information..."
...with grammar like that?
On MSNBC (yeah, yeah, I looked...) that he has just received his Ham Radio operators license.
One heavy duty paper shredder, for all you CFO's needs. Cut your bottom line in half, literally!!!
...still no one is going to solve the carpal tunnel problem.
Will they ever leave this guy alone?