Oct 16, 2026, 8:03 PM@zzt he is absolutely going to take the kernel closed source. dude is seething https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/117451818001188131
- Oct 16, 2026, 8:03 PM
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Oct 16, 2026, 8:54 PM@tael @zzt This is the message Torvalds sent that I read the other day that pissed me off so badly that, even though I was already struggling with insomnia, *made it worse*.
(it did get me to stop looking at my damn phone). It's just such an angry, self-righteous, and absolutely fucking *wrong* take we've seen so many times. And he's being such a huge fucking baby about it (just like, as stated, every other booster). And it's coming in response to one kernel developer just trying to put up *some* reasonable expectations and trying to push back against the idea that they don't need to train new people in kernel development.- Oct 16, 2026, 8:56 PM
@tael @zzt "It's just a tool, like a compiler" no it isn't "just like autocomplete" no it isn't "just like blah blah blah" no it isn't! It is, hilariously enough, something new and unique that is somewhat unlike anything that has come before! That does not mean it is *good* or that it does what you are claiming it does. It is very good at: attacking labor, providing justifications for shitty behavior, enclosure, propaganda, and misinformation. It's pretty much shown to be "not that useful" for everything else when any reasonable metrics are applied to it.
He's definitely 6 months to a year behind on his propaganda and that is really frustrating since he effectively gatekeeps the kernel, which is wildly goddamn important. - Oct 16, 2026, 9:15 PM
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