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  1. @sungo @steelman @nerdresa IMHO you pretty much nailed it here:
    https://bsd.network/@sungo/99892569620707789

    Sunday, 22-Apr-18 06:36:32 UTC from quitter.se
    1. @steelman @nerdresa @sungo Linus created # to solve problems he had with # kernel dev. Helping n00bs wasn't even vaguely in his mind

      Sunday, 22-Apr-18 06:41:41 UTC from quitter.se
      1. @steelman @nerdresa @sungo ... but the # fails of vanilla # (a la 1990s) weren't solved by changing # or # ...

        Sunday, 22-Apr-18 06:43:24 UTC from quitter.se
        1. @steelman @nerdresa @sungo ... but by adding hand-holding UI layers for those who need them. GH (like #) did this with proprietary tech

          Sunday, 22-Apr-18 06:46:50 UTC from quitter.se
          1. @steelman @nerdresa @sungo if everyone who cares about # switches to # or #, like they switched to # ...

            Sunday, 22-Apr-18 06:50:42 UTC from quitter.se
            1. @steelman @nerdresa @sungo ... maybe GH will eventually free the proprietary bits of their code, just like # did

              Sunday, 22-Apr-18 06:51:48 UTC from quitter.se