Post #3881526

2026-07-17 00:55 UTC

@tinker@infosec.exchange Linux was a personal passion project for Linus. That others found it useful was icing. I may disagree with Linus the person but it has always been clear, if you don't like what he is doing fork and go forth. Linus owes us nothing. Right or wrong, he has his ideas for doing things and historically has shown he has zero fs to give if you're not on board with it. Demanding creators and maintainers conform to our perceptions of what they should be is a great way to drive them away. #DIY

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@tinker@infosec.exchange 2026-07-17 09:12

@tomwsmf@mastodon.social - That's an interesting take on something that is absolutely no longer a personal project at all. I imagine we could debate plenty of topics around the concepts of: - When a creator allows others to work on a project its no longer theirs alone - How FOSS is democratized - When a userbase and business use cases are so thoroughly saturated into the world that it affects so much of a person's life without their consent (think of what all Linux is used to run everything from key aspects of cars, to your TV, your phone, etc) that a person has human rights in regards to what controls their lives. Heck, we can discuss "death of an author" here and everything. So... no. You're silly.

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