06.27.21
Gemini version available ♊︎Holding Linus Torvalds Accountable for Things He Has Nothing to Do With
Summary: An 81-minute video response to the a new article about Mr. Torvalds and about Linux; there are problematic claims inside this article, which merits a rebuttal of sorts
THIS post will deliberately omit links and won’t be discussing in written words the topic covered in the video. Why? Because text is easy to take out of context. As often happens, too.
“A few hours ago, an article with a problematic headline showed up concerning Linus Torvalds. It appears to retread issues from nearly 3 yours ago without any sort of provocation such as new developments.”The short story is, a few hours ago an article showed up with a problematic headline. It’s about Linus Torvalds and it sort of brings back from the grave issues from nearly 3 years ago, not because something new happened or because there was some sort of provocation. It doesn’t appear to have been commissioned by the Linux Foundation or anything of that sort, but it grossly exaggerates matters to make it seem like Linux has an impending crisis. Paywalled clickbait or something more profound? The coming days may reveal the impact. The time of publication is a tad unusual. █
Postscript: The above video is my first reading of the article (I only did selective and preliminary skimming for ~2 minutes prior to recording). The source of the article has earned quite some notoriety for these sorts of topics. The opinionated interjections are my personal views, which may not be shared by some who are involved in Techrights. The goal was to put out a response as soon as possible.
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