Re: Linus Geek of the Week

["markw-4" <user=5@nabble.blu.org>]

 > On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 3:47 PM,  <[hidden email]> wrote: 
>> I have mixed feelings about Linus. When all is said and done, the first 
>> version of Linux wasn't so hot. It took a lot of people a lot of work 
>> and 
>> a lot of time to make it good. 
>> 
>> Also, where some people see that he has been a great administrator and 
>> guide for Linux, one could just point out there are a lot of people who 
>> could have done the same thing, and there's more about random chance and 
>> opportunity that this particular guy ended up doing it. 
> 
> I don't disagree with what you say later about luck and other things 
> making a difference, but I think you also underestimate whatever it is 
> that Linus had/did.   Don't forget that 386BSD was released in 1992 
> while the first (very primitive) Linux code was out in 1991.  For 
> whatever reason, despite 386BSD being a well tested base on which to 
> build; none of the free Unices that sprung from 386BSD were ever as 
> successful as Linux.