Linus Torvalds advises open-source developers to pursue meaningful projects, not hype
Quoting: Linus Torvalds advises open-source developers to pursue meaningful projects, not hype —
At the Open Source Summit (OSS) Europe event in Vienna, Austria, on Sept. 16, the always colorful Linus Torvalds took the stage in a fireside chat to detail his views on the latest open source and Linux developments. The Linux Foundation, which hosts the event as well as employs Torvalds, used the summit to make a series of announcements.
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Linus Torvalds muses about maintainer gray hairs and the next 'King of Linux'
In a candid keynote chat at the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Europe, Linux creator Linus Torvalds shared his thoughts on kernel development, the integration of Rust, and the future of open source. Dirk Hohndel, Verizon's Open Source Program Office head and Torvalds friend, moderated their conversation about the Linux ecosystem.
Torvalds emphasized that kernel releases, like the recent 6.11 version, are intentionally not exciting. "For almost 15 years, we've had a very good regular cadence of releases," he explained. With releases every nine weeks, this regularity aims for timeliness and reliability rather than flashy new features.
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