Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 61.8.12.133]
on September 20, 2007 11:58 AM
I'm stunned to see how often the silly bogeyman comes up, "Oh no, don't fork the linux kernel" even places like linux.com where surely folks would have better sense.
If Con Kolivas wants to keep going with kernel code (who knows what he might do after a bit of a break and a few deep breaths) but finds that Linus' team doesn't have the focus that suits him then there are plenty of distro-specific kernel teams out there. Consider Linspire for example -- they have 100% desktop focus and they are fully commited to this. If Con's help can get Linspire a reputation for sharp desktop snappiness the the line will be drawn in the sand for all the other distros to catch up with that.
Free software is about choice and about competition too. Forks are part of that and have been since... well since the very start. Another fork would be no big deal...
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 61.8.12.133] on September 20, 2007 11:58 AMIf Con Kolivas wants to keep going with kernel code (who knows what he might do after a bit of a break and a few deep breaths) but finds that Linus' team doesn't have the focus that suits him then there are plenty of distro-specific kernel teams out there. Consider Linspire for example -- they have 100% desktop focus and they are fully commited to this. If Con's help can get Linspire a reputation for sharp desktop snappiness the the line will be drawn in the sand for all the other distros to catch up with that.
Free software is about choice and about competition too. Forks are part of that and have been since... well since the very start. Another fork would be no big deal...
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