Re: Linus Geek of the Week

["markw-4" <user=5@nabble.blu.org>]

 > 2008/7/20, [hidden email] <[hidden email]>: 
>>  Anyone agree? Disagree? Think I'm an idiot? 
> 
> Mostly (agree). I think if anything is to 'blame' for the success, 
> it's the Open Source model itself. It was more 'by chance' that he 
> happened to come up with a rather-good kernel when he did. I don't 
> think this makes him a 'genius' or anything of the sort. From what I 
> know and just read, he seems like a fairly smart man who is 
> certifiably 'sane'. 

I think "rather-good kernel" is overly generous. Take a look at the 
original source. 

> 
> But I do agree with you on how stuff like this is almost 'luck of the 
> draw' rather than by timely intervention/creation by a 'genius'. 
> 
> -- 
> Samuel 'Shardz' Baldwin 
> Shardz's Igloo: staticfree.info/~samuel/ 
> Registered GNU/Linux User #410639 
> 


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