Subj : Re: macOS 26
To   : tenser
From : apam
Date : Thu Sep 25 2025 11:30 pm

 > 
 >  ap> But really who knows if linus is not an evil hacker in truth
 > putting back  ap> doors in linux.. we know because a) he has a good
 > reputation and b) the  ap> code can be viewed and audited.
 > 
 > I don't think anyone's seriously worried about that, specifically.

No, I don't think so either at least not for the Linux kernel, but
smaller less popular packages maybe. I remember reading an article about
some node-js package the US governement was using written by a russian
developer. It was kind of a silly scare mongering article though.

 > I think people are more worried about him getting hit by a bus
 > while crossing the street: what becomes of Linux once Linus is
 > gone?  

Wouldn't someone just fork it and continue? I imagine a whole bunch of
people would fork it probably and it would all be fragmented for a while.

Andrew


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