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2007

Don't EVER make the mistake that you can design something better than what you get from ruthless massively parallel trial-and-error with a feedback cycle. That's giving your intelligence much too much credit.

Linus Torvalds

# 16th December 2007, 9:53 pm / evolution, linus-torvalds, linux, open-source, programming

A look back: Bram Cohen vs Linus Torvalds. Makes the case that Git has proved Linus Torvald correct on every point of his infamous debate with Bram Cohen back in 2005.

# 17th July 2007, 10:29 pm / 2005, bram-cohen, debate, git, linus-torvalds, version-control, wincent-colaiuta

As ICD head analyst Walter Dickweed put it: "Releasing a new kernel on Superbowl Sunday means that the important 'pasty white nerd' constituency finally has something to do while the rest of the country sits comatose in front of their 65" plasma screens".

Linus Torvalds

# 4th February 2007, 10:33 pm / funny, linus-torvalds, linux, superbowl

Linus Torvalds: Super Kernel Sunday! Linux kernel version 2.6.20 is out, and includes virtualization thanks to KVM.

# 4th February 2007, 10:32 pm / kernel, kvm, linus-torvalds, linux, virtualization