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[-] alexyeahdude@kbin.social 230 points 1 year ago

I get that Linus is a superhero, but it's still so weird to me that this vital piece of the world's infrastructure relies on one man.

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 175 points 1 year ago

I think its better to think of it like a president or prime minister. He might set the plan and direction and making the big decisions, but there are thousands of others supporting and making the plan actually happen.

In the past he has delegated the release to others as well.

So if the worst would happen, the linux project would continue operating fairly seamlessly.

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 124 points 1 year ago

Is benevolent dictator still the official title?

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 year ago

Technically yes.

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