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jomclaughlin
on June 16, 2015
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Profile of Linus Torvalds
Dude is 45 years old and we are already planning for his death. In other industries he would just be hitting his stride. In this one we are getting fitted for diapers.
dmix
on June 16, 2015
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Is the tech industry really the only one that asks the "what happens if you [the founder] gets hit by a bus tomorrow?" question.
mr_sturd
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Perhaps just of the ones where [the founder] has their feet still firmly on the ground.
TazeTSchnitzel
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We care about Linus dying because he
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Linux. The BDFL model makes a project more dependent on one person than it really should be.
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