| I do not know is intentional or not, today's Google Group, the users have the August 26, 1991 Linus Torwalds made in the community bulletin posted dug up. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory deliberately posted a message on Twitter, expressed on the Linux tribute to father's daughter. |
Linus in this brief announcement is mainly to comments, it seems that time he has been developing a free operating system, posting aim is to ask whether minix user community system like this, what advice can also be mentioned.
Members of minix users Hello everybody!
I am now developing a free operating system (personal preference is to do this thing, the size is not too large, not so professional like GNU), mainly for 386/486 AT clones. This matter was first mooted in April, is now basically ready. Minix now want to ask the user to give some feedback, like it or not use.
Replies from the record, and soon it was below gives feedback, Linus feedback I will personally reply content, which talks about some of the features he developed this system.
Looking back today, and these features are described later in Linux is very different, a lot of thought at the time certainly can not do things, not only Linux later come true, and finished very well. In addition to advances in hardware performance and software development technology, which of course can not do without outstanding contribution Linus himself and a growing number of developers around the world.
For example: In reply to the comments of the other developers, Linus said:
This system is not portable, not even think. Although most are written in C, but most people do not think it is written in C.
Although it can run GCC, as well as most of the GNU equipment, but do debug imperfect, supported library is also very small, not even support floppy disks, months after may still not released, nor easy to use than now to minix where to go, but one thing is certain, it's free.
It seems today that these assertions were eventually Linux subsequent rapid real "hit the face." Linux on portability has become a model for open-source operating system, the existing mainstream hardware platforms to achieve a good support, compared to more than minix 28 years ago, but I do not know how many times easy to use.
Moreover, it is still free.
This post has been saved in Google's Group of today is more and more developers to top up their replies, most have only one meaning:
Thank you, Linus!
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As the chief architect of the Linux kernel and the project coordinator, one of the world's most famous computer programmer, Linus Torwalds is a very distinct personality, is also a very stubborn man, on the correct view, his own words and deeds think, he will never concede half a step. Although this is a very valuable quality for developers, but he sometimes comments on science and technology transformed into personal attacks.
For example, he once commented in C ++: "Frankly, C ++ is a horrible language, and a lot of substandard programmers are using it, which make it more terrible even if you do not do in C language. anything can put those in C ++ programmer to get rid of. "
And he is so Java's comment: "I do not know its details, I mean, I really do not care how terrible the Java language, ah, what a horrible VM so I do not know what nonsense you some.. go away. "
Also, in a classroom, when students asked questions related to Nvidia chip, Linus is blunt and to the camera came such a direct action:
He often despise because of their strong words of things, inevitably brought this style to the Linux community management and maintenance, so that he offended a lot of people really.
This contradiction has been concentrated in Linux maintainer of the General Assembly last year on the outbreak, caused him to temporarily leave from the Linux community, and a public apology for his remarks. And said he needs to go seek in the behavior of some outside help in order to "better understand other people's feelings," To this end, he announced to temporarily leave the ranks of the defenders of Linux, announced vacation time.
About a month later, in the 4.19 version of the bulletin, Torvalds appointed interim director of Linux kernel development supervision of Greg Kroah-Hartman writes "Linus, I'm kernel tree will be returned to you, you can enjoy the process of merging the window:)"
"In the past few months in our community it is a difficult process, because our communities are fighting from the inside, but also by external stimuli.
So, this is my request to everyone. Let rest for a day or two to relax with friends, share a meal, charging, and then get back to work, in order to continue to create a system world has ever seen. "
Linus and Linux as well as a return to the formal foundation of the development of new guidelines for the behavior of the revised contract has now adopted the principles are more widely used and more inclusive.
Developers because of different ideas and outdone in fact, is a very common phenomenon. The new code of conduct requires contributors need constructive criticism and cautious to accept this criticism, people use inclusive language, community members need to respect the "different perspectives and experiences." It also prohibits "gendered language or images", derogatory remarks, personal or political attacks, harassment and public or private.
However, due to the violent temper leave the community or, after introspection return worth mentioning, Linus Torwalds status as the father of Linux is still unshakable, he for community building and maintaining a significant contribution to the Linux kernel update is for all to see. On the occasion of the birthday of Linux 28 years of age, so that the open source community developers around the world together and we said loudly:
Thank you, Linus!