>> He
>> comes across as a likeable guy. I'd love to meet him. Maybe I'll try
>> to establish an email correspondence with him (though I recognize he
>> must have to drop such correspondence due to its size). He's a good
>> guy - a dying breed all over, not just in the FOSS field.
>
> I get the impression that he is not a very polite guy. In fact, he seems to
> have a hard time getting along with everyone, including those who planted the
> seed on which he based him work. I repsect him a great deal, but the God
> status he sometimes gets (see the article above) is not only annoying to him,
> but also to some other people.
>
> We're all human and I think that Linus is by *far* nicer than Jobs and Gates
> who are very rude and dishonest when the camera of the press is not around.
>
I haven't written any Operating Systems. I know of a very few
individuals who can, and even fewer who ever did.
So, to my personal view, Linus Torvalds is a genius. He has the "Right
Stuff" to motivate a group of people to develop his kernel into this
fantastic OS!
Very few of the people on COLA impress me as to their technical
competence. Many useless idiots deride those who know how to get the
job done. The obvious mental issues of the trolls are very apparent to
the astute audience.
Roy, you get some word out to the folks who want to see them, and make
up their own minds. At least you are focused and steadfast.
Neither Jobs nor Gates actually did any of the real work to get where
they are. They built upon the backs of others, and are still pricing
the poor out of their realms. At least they are able to concentrate,
and remain focused upon, screwing the consumer, and tend to stick to it
through all controversy and lawsuits.
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