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433 points LawnGnome | 4 comments | 28 Aug 25 01:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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ChrisMarshallNY ◴[28 Aug 25 10:56 UTC] No.45050663[source]▶
I've heard good things about work done by this guy Linus. I'm pretty sure that I've used his work.

I think he comes from a country that borders Russia, so should we be worried?

I've done OSS for decades; mostly by myself, but sometimes, in teams of volunteers.

If anyone has any experience, working in teams of volunteers, it can be ... challenging.

It can definitely work, but not as often as you'd think. If it works, there's usually some "BDFL," or a common goal that has everyone on the same beam. In my case, it was usually the latter.

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1. kube-system ◴[28 Aug 25 13:42 UTC] No.45052081[source]▶
Linux is a well supported project with a lot of maintainers and support, it isn't a one-man project by Linus.
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2. ChrisMarshallNY ◴[28 Aug 25 13:44 UTC] No.45052115[source]▶
Not anymore, but that was not always the case. He just has an extremely strong will, and a force of personality, that was able to shepherd the project through its nascent challenges.

I have founded fairly important projects (nowhere near on the scale of his work, though), but I don't have the force of personality he does, so tossing the keys to a new team, and walking away, is what worked for me.

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3. kube-system ◴[28 Aug 25 13:50 UTC] No.45052188[source]▶
Of course, and likewise it wasn't always the case that Linux was a well trusted operating system with a robust supply chain. It took a lot of time, people, and investment to prove that out. The organizations who cared about their technology supply chain, didn't adopt it until that was the case. These are some of the forces that built companies like Red Hat.
4. iwontberude ◴[28 Aug 25 15:01 UTC] No.45053071[source]▶
I feel like you’ve missed the sarcasm here and zeroed in on correcting PC. Good old HN