The Campaign to Take Torvalds Out of Linux

The Campaign to Take Torvalds Out of Linux(techrights.org)

11 points by bin0 6 years ago | 4 comments

bin0 6 years ago |

Some quick backstory as to why I just posted this: I originally submitted it almost three months ago [0]; it was quickly flagged down as a "conspiracy theory". I don't necessarily agree with everything here, but don't think it's that. I'm posting again in light of rms' recent expulsion from almost everything, because I think the increasing "corporatization" of OSS stuff will lead to him eventually being kicked out. I'm certainly not sure of any of this, but I think recent events make this article particularly pertinent.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20325213

michannne 6 years ago | |

Definitely not a conspiracy in the crackpot sense, but one in the "organized subversion" sense. I posted on the Amazon walkout thread as well - software orgs are becoming too focused on politics. Of course some politics is to be expected, FOSS itself is somewhat a politically-motivated movement, but the end goal is apolitical.

Really this deplatforming is getting ridiculous, and the only goal it achieves is dumbing down society by merging all social environments into one so they have less to assess about an individual

LocalH 6 years ago |

How does /. even have any influence anymore? They seem to be k5 lite nowadays, tbh. At least in terms of comments

simonblack 6 years ago |

As always, follow the money.

Linux (no matter what it may be called at the time, or who is its current poster boy) is now too big to be nailed down by any one company or even any one country.

Microsoft may, in fact, end up owning the name 'Linux' and proclaim that it is the 'one, true owner'. That will not stop Linux from being forked into another cloned project with a different name and letting 'Linux (TM)' wither on the vine.