20131024 选题（Torvalds 最新言论)

sources/10 Best Quotes from Linus Torvalds' Keynote at LinuxCon Europe.md

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+10 Best Quotes from Linus Torvalds' Keynote at LinuxCon Europe
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+![](http://www.linux.com/images/stories/41373/Linus-and-Dirk.jpg)
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+*Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel on stage at LinuxCon Europe in Edinburgh.*
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+Linux creator Linus Torvalds took the stage today at [LinuxCon Europe][1] in Edinburgh with Intel’s Chief Linux and Open Source Technologist Dirk Hohndel to discuss the present and future of Linux and answer questions from the community. They covered a range of topics including the upcoming 3.12 kernel release, the ideal characteristics of a kernel maintainer, the issues that keep Linus up at night, gaming on the Linux desktop, and more.
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+Here are 10 of Linus’s best quotes, in the order that he said them, from Wednesday morning’s keynote.
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+1. Linus is happy with the current timing of releases every 3 months because it allows developers to take their time building new features. If they miss the merge window, it’s not very long until the next one comes so they don’t feel rushed to send in their code.
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+**“Don't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing.”**
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+2. The rapid pace of change also allows developers to merge their code quickly and move on.
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+**"Developers have the attention spans of slightly moronic woodland creatures."**
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+**3. “One of the most important things for a maintainer isn't that he's a super engineer. It’s that you're responsive and people can rely on you being there 24/7, 52 weeks a year.”**
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+It’s very difficult for a young developer to become a maintainer because it takes a few years for the community to trust that you’ll be around for a while. That said, once you’ve proven you’re reliable, it’s easy to become a maintainer because it’s a hard job. You have to be there all the time.
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+4.  Dirk: “What keeps you up at night?”
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+Linus: Bugs in the code and other technical problems don’t worry him as much.
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+**“The thing with technology is if you do something stupid you can fix it.”**
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+5. What really keeps Linus up at night are the social issues and problems with the development process.
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+**“When tempers flare it can be really stressful for a few days. I have flare-ups and that works fine for me… Other people tend to mull over things. It eats at them for weeks on end, and those issues tend to be the painful ones.”**
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+6. Linus takes a Darwinistic view when it comes to convincing companies to contribute to the kernel or use open source software. They either see the benefits of open source or they suffer the economic consequences.
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+**“I do open source because it's fun and it works… Companies who work with the kernel community will waste less time and they'll just work better.”**
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+**7. “If you're a company that thinks your tiny change to the kernel is what gives you a competitive edge, you'll probably be facing economic problems. You'd be much better off worrying about making the best damn hardware for the lowest price.”**
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+![](http://www.linux.com/images/stories/41373/Linus-Torvalds-LinuxCon-Europe.jpg)
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+*Linux creator Linus Torvalds answers audience questions at LinuxCon Europe, 2013.*
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+8. He had a few things to say about the state of Linux on the desktop. It’s one area that Linux could still really see some improvement. But distribution infighting has become a problem.
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+**“I started Linux because I wanted to see it on the desktop... I wish people would work together better ... and make a really nice login screen.”**
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+9.  Valve’s Steam for Linux is the best opportunity to help the Linux desktop, he said. They’ll do this by setting a standard for Linux distributions that want to enable gaming on their platforms.
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+**“It's the best model for standardization. Standards should not be people sitting in a smoky room… and writing papers. It's being successful enough to drive the market.”**
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+10. On diversity, Linus said he would like to see the kernel community grow to include more women and developers from different geographies.
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+**“We have very few women. But I'm not very worried. We used to have this discussion about not having enough Japanese developers. We can solve this but it will take time.”**
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+[1]:http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-europe

sources/Torvalds--Apple's free OS is no threat to Linux.md

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+Torvalds: Apple's free OS is no threat to Linux
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+### The Linux creator says he will keep working on the OS until he gets bored or his doctor decides he cannot do it anymore ###
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+Apple's move to offer its latest desktop operating system, OS X Mavericks, for free isn't going to affect the Linux operating system at all, its creator Linus Torvalds said.
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+![](http://photos.pcpro.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_PC_Pro/dir_402/it_photo_201031_52.jpg)
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+Linux has been giving its OS away for 22 years, said Torvalds during a question-and-answer session at LinuxCon Europe in Edinburgh on Wednesday. But Apple's decision to offer its OS for free as of Tuesday is entirely different from Linux' philosophy, he said. In fact, one of the reasons Torvalds uses the term open source instead of free software because there is a difference between open and free, he said.
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+While Apple's Mavericks update might be free it is not open source and people still need expensive hardware to use the OS, he said. "The fact that Apple gives the OS away is completely irrelevant," Torvalds said. "I don't think that it impacts Linux at all."
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+Torvalds is not thinking of retiring at all, he told the audience when asked what needed to happen for him to retire. "It needs to get not interesting and that hasn't happened yet," he said. But he would probably stop if he gets the feeling that he can't code anymore or the doctor tells him to quit.
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+While Torvalds doesn't tend to do a lot of programming these days, he still likes what he does, he said. "People just know who I am," he said. And while developers according to Torvalds can have "the attention span of slightly moronic woodland creatures" he likes to be responsive to developers and maintainers of the kernel who reach out to him. Nevertheless, he said, part of his role is to be able to say, "No, this is not how we do things."
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+Even if Torvalds gets hit by a bus, Linux will have no issues going on, he said. There are thousands of people involved with Linux for more than 20 years of which some from the beginning are still around, he said. "We have an incredible deep set of developers."
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+"I'm the person who people know and they know how I work. That means that they may not always like what I do and how I present things but they can trust that I act in a certain way and that is important," he said. "But there are other people that are impolite and can take patches," he added, referring to his flare-ups.
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+Torvalds said he has no idea where Linux will end up in five years. "I never had a plan. I still don't have a plan. It is kind of evolution in biology: there is no end plan. It is just that what works survives," he said. Linux will keep on evolving and improving in the same way, he said.
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+"I don't know which direction we'll improve in, but I don't feel I need to worry about that," he said.
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sources/Torvalds--SteamOS will“really help”Linux on desktop.md

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+Torvalds: SteamOS will "really help" Linux on desktop
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+Linus Torvalds has welcomed the arrival of Valve’s Linux-based platform, SteamOS, and said it could boost Linux on desktops.
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+The Linux creator praised Valve's "vision" and suggested its momentum would force other manufacturers to take Linux seriously - especially if game developers start to ditch Windows.
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+"I love the Steam announcements – I think that's an opportunity to really help the desktop," he said, speaking at LinuxCon in Edinburgh.
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+Valve announced SteamOS last month as a way to bring PC gaming to the living room. Users will be able to install the system on PCs they build themselves, and Valve will make the system available to manufacturers to use on their own hardware.
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+> I love the Steam announcements – I think that's an opportunity to really help the desktop
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+Should SteamOS gain traction among gamers and developers, that could force more hardware manufacturers to extend driver support beyond Windows.
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+That's a sore point for Torvalds, who [slammed Nvidia last][1] year for failing to support open-source driver development for its graphics chips. Now that SteamOS is on the way, Nvidia has opened up to the Linux community, something Torvalds predicts is a sign of things to come.
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+"I’m not just saying it’ll help us get traction with the graphics guys," he said. "It’ll also force different distributors to realise if this is how Steam is going, they need to do the same thing because they can’t afford to be different in this respect. They want people to play games on their platform too."
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+"It’s the best model for standardisation," he added. "I think good standards are people doing things, saying 'this is how we do it' and being successful enough to drive the market."
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+### Pretty login screens ###
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+Another reason Linux hasn't done well on desktop, according to Torvalds, is because developers focus on useless UX features.
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+"Linux is doing wonderfully well in so many different areas, but I still am somewhat disappointed about the fact that Linux desktop is this morass of in-fighting and people who do bad things," he said.
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+"I do hope the desktop people will try to work together, and work more on the technology than trying to make the login screen look really nice," he added.
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+Torvalds wouldn't mention specific companies, but has [previously championed Google’s Chromebook Pixel][2], which runs on the Linux-based Chrome OS - describing other PCs as "crap" by comparison.
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+[1]:http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/torvalds-nvidia-linux/
+[2]:https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/dk1aiW4JjHd