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Linux Lunacy Linus ... Linterview
A pretty thorough interview covering a whole array of topics; Torvalds is quotable as usual.
software patents
Instead of even trying to see if there is a middle ground. Which means that the discussion itself is not worthwhile. That's my problem with it. I don't think you should be asked to polarize this issue. Because as long as we just have this gut reaction — Software patents are bad — it's not going to help us discuss the issue with people who have this other gut reaction of, I am greedy.
2.6 kernel
A lot of people want to polish it for 2.6. And the thing is, we don't want it polished. We want it solid as a rock. And it is okay to be scruffy-looking like a rock too. But it has to be solid.
QT and KDE framework
I don't get involved very much. I used to send a lot of bug reports to the KDE people, until I didn't have bugs anymore and I stopped.
Instead of even trying to see if there is a middle ground. Which means that the discussion itself is not worthwhile. That's my problem with it. I don't think you should be asked to polarize this issue. Because as long as we just have this gut reaction — Software patents are bad — it's not going to help us discuss the issue with people who have this other gut reaction of, I am greedy.
2.6 kernel
A lot of people want to polish it for 2.6. And the thing is, we don't want it polished. We want it solid as a rock. And it is okay to be scruffy-looking like a rock too. But it has to be solid.
QT and KDE framework
I don't get involved very much. I used to send a lot of bug reports to the KDE people, until I didn't have bugs anymore and I stopped.