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Talking about Linux... I do have mixed feelings about the project, regardless of Torvald's recent comments!
On the one hand I strongly believe that devices should last, especially when (like with computers) their manufacturing is energy-intensive! Linux is a vital tool for keeping computers running past when their support ends. No other project does anywhere near as good (if still imperfect) of a job at this.
On the otherhand, there's a serious cost we've paid to achieve this.
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Linux is a massive project. I see some celebrating this, but to me its a liability.
I don't blame Linux for being so massive, I blame the design of modern hardware. I'm sure there's hardware-improvements which could minimize the role of a kernel, but we don't live in that hypothetical.
Instead a massive burden is placed on a hostile dev environment "kernel-space". And in turn the ability for our computers to continue to function is dependent on the techbro-headed project running there.
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So yeah, before we can fork Linux like Torvalds asked us to we need a superior software architecture! Hopefully one which disperses the driver-dev effort so it is leaderless!
To me FOSS is at its best when it is leaderless. FOSS is at its worst when we're lining up behind figureheads.
Anyways I will soon be slowly studying Linux's code since that's what I run. Making repeated use of the phrase "behind multiple layers adding synchronization, security checks, look ups, validation, etc".
3/3Fin!
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