Linus Torvalds (Linux founder) switches to Apple

[Shogmaster]

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Shock Horror: Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux operating system, is now using an Apple workstation!

Details:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/0,39023165,39183867,00.htm

Well actually (gulp) he erased Mac OS X from the hard drive (eek :eek: ) and installed Linux instead.

Yeah, software guys sometime do really stupid stuff when it comes to hardware. :P

[Sieb]

old news, nothing shocking...

[KayosIII]

Yup Linux works on apple hardware too.... I wouldn't say switching to apple... Just using apple hardware

[OC-NightHawk]

IMO Apple would be 10 times better if they gave customers the option to upgrade motherboards and processors between generations without having to buy a whole new machine.

[MattClary]

:rolleyes:

"My main machine these days is a dual 2GHz G5 (aka PowerPC 970) - it's physically a regular Apple Mac, although it obviously only runs Linux, so I don't think you can call it a Mac any more ;)" he said.

"As to the why ... Part of it is simply that I wanted to try something else, and I felt like there were enough people testing the x86 side that it certainly didn't need me. Part of it is that I personally believe there are two main architectures out there: Power and x86-64 are what _I_ think are the two most relevant ones, and I decided that I had to at least check the other side of it out seriously if I really believed that," said Torvalds.
However the kernel guru stopped any potential accusations of favouritism in their tracks, saying: "And don't read anything really deep into that - Linux supports 20+ architectures, and the fact that I personally think that two of them are more likely to be the most relevant really doesn't mean all that much. It's just a personal quirk of mine."



Next thing you know, there is going to be an article about how Linus is switching to Modo. ;)

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