I think it remains an open question whether Linus’s style is in fact better than the alternative from the “get shit done” perspective. And the original quote implied, without evidence, that in fact it is.
I agree. My further comments shouldn’t detract from this fact.
Creating a project is easy—forking is hard. And nobody wants to create a new kernel from scratch. Kernel hackers don’t really have a lot of options.
I don’t agree. Every CS student and their mother wants to write their own OS. There are alot [of] projects out there.
As to the effectiveness of the community, there’s an important datapoint. BSD came before Linux, but Linux took over the world. I think this is generally attributed to a more vibrant community of developers.
I agree. My further comments shouldn’t detract from this fact.
I don’t agree. Every CS student and their mother wants to write their own OS. There are a lot [of] projects out there.
As to the effectiveness of the community, there’s an important datapoint. BSD came before Linux, but Linux took over the world. I think this is generally attributed to a more vibrant community of developers.