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Interview with Andrew Tanenbaum (LinuxFr.org)

Interview with Andrew Tanenbaum (LinuxFr.org)

Posted Nov 18, 2011 1:57 UTC (Fri) by jlmassir (guest, #48904)
In reply to: Interview with Andrew Tanenbaum (LinuxFr.org) by chuckles
Parent article: Interview with Andrew Tanenbaum (LinuxFr.org)

"Is it just me or does he sound bitter?"

Of course he sounds bitter. In his fantasy, if he took the decision to promote MINIX at the right time he would be able to develop a complete operating kernel that could match Linux, including device drivers, IN A PROPRIETARY MODEL. Sort of a Linus owning Linux. Imagine how rich he would be?


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Interview with Andrew Tanenbaum (LinuxFr.org)

Posted Nov 18, 2011 9:34 UTC (Fri) by job (guest, #670) [Link]

Inadvertent humor is the best humor. It's almost as funny as when serious people assert that the web would be more successful if it had been patented. Reality is no match for these people.

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