▲ 295 ▼ What happens when Linus dies/retires? (lemmy.nz) submitted 2 years ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/linux@lemmy.ml 156 comments fedilink hide all child comments Will we all be fucked or is there a Linus 2?
[–] ninekeysdown@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago (4 children) From what I understand Greg Kroah-Hartman would take over permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 37 points 2 years ago (1 child) A quick search shows he's actually two years older than Linus. Though I'm sure there's plenty of young blood in the community by now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not that much, unfortunately. The entire process of contributing is a huge pain and makes it rather hard for new people to join. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is by design. I once contributed to git, and it required putting a patch in the mailing list. It certainly forced you to be sure your code was spot on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago And it will discourage new users from contributing. Thus, only boomers and corpos will contribute, and over time Linux becomes a de facto corporate owned committee. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) At which point it becomes Gregus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago* Gregux* Or as someone else said, Grex permalink fedilink source parent [–] pacology@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago I would switch to grex when that happens permalink fedilink source parent [–] Petri3136@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Any talk or podcast with him is generally worth listening to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 37 points 2 years ago (1 child) A quick search shows he's actually two years older than Linus. Though I'm sure there's plenty of young blood in the community by now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not that much, unfortunately. The entire process of contributing is a huge pain and makes it rather hard for new people to join. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is by design. I once contributed to git, and it required putting a patch in the mailing list. It certainly forced you to be sure your code was spot on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago And it will discourage new users from contributing. Thus, only boomers and corpos will contribute, and over time Linux becomes a de facto corporate owned committee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not that much, unfortunately. The entire process of contributing is a huge pain and makes it rather hard for new people to join. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is by design. I once contributed to git, and it required putting a patch in the mailing list. It certainly forced you to be sure your code was spot on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago And it will discourage new users from contributing. Thus, only boomers and corpos will contribute, and over time Linux becomes a de facto corporate owned committee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is by design. I once contributed to git, and it required putting a patch in the mailing list. It certainly forced you to be sure your code was spot on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago And it will discourage new users from contributing. Thus, only boomers and corpos will contribute, and over time Linux becomes a de facto corporate owned committee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago And it will discourage new users from contributing. Thus, only boomers and corpos will contribute, and over time Linux becomes a de facto corporate owned committee. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) At which point it becomes Gregus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago* Gregux* Or as someone else said, Grex permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago* Gregux* Or as someone else said, Grex permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pacology@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago I would switch to grex when that happens permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Petri3136@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Any talk or podcast with him is generally worth listening to. permalink fedilink source parent