In a wide-ranging conversation with Verizon open-source officer Dirk Hohndel, 'plodding engineer' Linus Torvalds discussed where Linux is today and where it may go tomorrow.
(In fairness he immediately said “That’s sure to be taken out of context!” He was just discussing the importance of Kubernetes compared to the kernel.)
In general, Torvalds doesn’t care about newer technologies like the cloud and Kubernetes. “The only thing that matters is the kernel.” Hohndel rejoined, “That’s sure to be taken out of context!”
Torvalds replied that he knows they are all very useful, but "clusters, clouds, and Kubernetes are not an issue for me. The great thing about open source is that everyone specializes in what they’re interested in
He was just discussing what he personally spends his time on.
“The telephone is the only thing that matters.”
– Alexander Graham Bell, probably
(In fairness he immediately said “That’s sure to be taken out of context!” He was just discussing the importance of Kubernetes compared to the kernel.)
He was just discussing what he personally spends his time on.