__/ [Kleuskes & Moos] on Friday 11 November 2005 16:29 \__
>
> Roy Schestowitz schreef:
>
>> __/ [High Plains Thumper] on Friday 11 November 2005 15:25 \__
>>
>> > "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> > news:1131720402.376431.39480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>> >
>> >> <quote>
>> >> Linus Torvalds has threatened that if developers add 'last-minute
>> >> things' to the next version of the Linux kernel he will 'refuse to
>> >> merge, and laugh in their faces derisively'
>> >> </quote>
>> >>
>> >> Read it at
>> >> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39236742,00.htm
>> >
>> > Can you blame him? Linux has enjoyed the reputation of being a secure
>> > and stable OS. If they compromise now, they will just become another
>> > OS. (Inasmuch as developers are well intentioned, it is better to leave
>> > things left undone for the next round, or "experimental" for those
>> > willing to test or risk it.
>>
>> To quote more,
>>
>> "I'll just refuse to merge, and laugh in their faces derisively when
>> they whine plaintively at me, and tell them there's going to be a new
>> opening soon enough."
>>
>> Sound like vanity. Should the name "Benedict" be appended yet again?
>
> Sounds like someone enforcing the rules with a sense of humour. And
> doing so
> with good reason.
I guess you are right. I'll take that back.
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