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Linus Torvalds: I'm Not A Licence Bigot, Per Se!
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The father of Linux, Linus Torvalds, has finally replied to the questions of the OSS community from around the globe!
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Thursday, August 16, 2007:
Q: What operating systems and textbooks would you make a "must read" for students of computer science?
Linus: Most of the ones I grew up with are rather dated by now, and since I haven't been in an academic setting for the last decade, I haven't followed what new textbooks are out, and don't know which ones to continue...
Q: Currently are there any Indians who you'd like to highlight as key contributors to the Linux kernel?
Linus: I have to admit that I don't directly work with anybody that I actually realize as being from In
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dia. That said, I should clarify a bit: I've very consciously tried to set up continue...
Q: India is one of the major producers of software engineers, yet we don't contribute much to the Linux domain. What do you think is keeping Indians from becoming proactive on that front? How do you feel we could encourage Indians to get involved and contribute heavily? You have a fan following in India; could your iconic image be used to inspire enthusiasts?
Linus: This is actually a very hard question for me to answer. Getting into open source is such a complicated combination of both infrastructure (Internet access, education, you name it), flow of information and simply culture that I can't even continue...
Q: What are the future enhancements/paths/plans for the Linux kernel?
Linus: I've never been much of a visionary -- instead of looking at huge plans for the future, I tend to have a rather short timeframe of 'issues in the next few months'. I'm a big believer in that the 'details' matter, and if you take care of the details, the big issues will continue...
Q: Now that the GPLv3 has been finalised and released, do you foresee any circumstance that would encourage you to begin moving the kernel to it? Or, from your perspective, is it so bad that you would never consider it?
Linus: I think it is much improved over the early drafts, and I don't think it's a horrible licence. I just don't think it's the same kind of 'great' licence that the GPLv2 is continue...
Click here to read full interview.
Swapnil Bhartiya, EFYTIMES News Network
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