Torvalds retains his lifelong love of open source development even in a world filled with upstream security issues, overhyped AI, and other people’s hardware bugs.
SEATTLE–Linux creator Linus Torvalds sat down Wednesday for a “keynote interview” at the Linux Foundation‘s Open Source Summit North America in Seattle. Torvalds was interviewed by Dirk Hohndel, an early Linux contributor (and currently the head of Verizon’s Open Source program office) — in what was billed as a “fireside chat.”
But what came through clearly was Torvalds’ lifelong love of open source development — and how that’s been playing out in the real world filled with upstream security issues, overhyped AI, and other people’s hardware bugs.
Although their conversation started with a humorous exchange…
Hohndel: We all know kernel development does include a lot of drama and a lot of high-stakes discussions… For example, a really important topic that once again has reared its ugly head is tabs versus spaces.
Torvalds: Oh, Christ…
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