I'm not worried about the kernel itself or the basic system. All the commercialization is about the distributions and the applications. As such, it only brings value-added things to Linux, and it doesn't take anything away from the Linux scene.

There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works but only want to use it is not only a tribute to how good Linux is, but it also brings up issues that I would never have thought of otherwise.

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

I'm a technical manager, but I don't have to take care of people. I only have to worry about technology itself.

Fairly cheap home computing was what changed my life.

Those that can, do. Those that can't, complain.

If you think penguins are fat and waddle, you have never been attacked by one running at you in excess of 100 miles per hour.