Torvalds has been to Linux.conf.au and Torvalds has spoken. During a wide-ranging interview the Linux founder speculated on the future of hardware and the control that open source offers vendors. The ramifications of this are remarkable. Come hear the word of Torvalds.

Nick Miller asked Linus Torvalds his opinion about the regular hype occurring whenever Microsoft Windows or Apple’s MacOS hit a new version, and the reply was less than flattering.

According to Linus, an operating system should be transparent to users. It ultimately shouldn’t be something that ordinary users have to care about. His view is that much of the hype is around visual elements and effects, not the genuine operating system.

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