Warning! FUN but LOADS of inter human embarrassments X-D SOME STATEMENTS COULD TRAUMATIZE USERS AND DEVELOPERS X-D

  • thanks Linus (Sebastian) Tech Tips (LTT) for bringing this Kernel nerd Linus Torvalds (LT) from his mint room to youtube and endure his social skills because who knows what his expiration date is
  • it took only 4min to come to the topic of sex (wtf)
  • Linus Torvalds (LT) uses mail and SMS for communications
    • he does not use social media but it seems he uses Youtube?
  • LT will not touch any hardware that has no EEC RAM, because a lot of segmentation faults might be attributed to faulty RAM or RAM CPU communication
    • and THAT is why servers and space ships also use ECC
    • As chip (CPU transistors and RAM) density increases, the likelihood goes up: “1 to 5 bit errors per hour for 8GB of RAM” (src of src)
    • so maybe it was not this developer’s bad c code it was THE RAM X-D
  • LT absolutely hates Zoom calls
  • LT is proud on git design, he spend 6 months developing it before Japanese Junio guy took over
    • git is a tool LT needed for GNU Linux
    • while git might be the perfect tool for GNU Linux, this user has also tested subversion and feels that git is complex and complicated and feels like an additional burden for development teams
    • “databases and source control are boring”
    • “operating systems are really interesting”
    • “all my computing life i have done things close to hardware”
    • “i love exploring the interface between software and hardware”
  • LT builds guitar effects pedals for fun
    • but he can not play the guitar X-D
  • LT “sometimes it feels good
  • LT “you need to have a certain amount of naivety to do things this big” “i am being very lucky in my life” “i was at a startup for 7 years and i never felt like the smartest person in the room” “you want to be surrounded by people more competent than you, otherwise: what’s the point?” “sometimes it feels good to be the smartest person in the room”
  • LT: GPL 2.0 is 100% still the right license
  • LT: “feel very good about the fact that i now have 2 different projects that both created billion dollar companies” “people build billion usd companies on top of my projects” “that makes me feel really good, because that means what i did was worthwhile and meaningful” (if anyone is in doubt: no money is not the meaning of life, it is just another (very bad) closed source monopoly centered operating system of mankind)
  • M$ bought github: “it is strange in a historical context, it is kind of funny at the same time, what i find even funnier is that, these days M$ makes more money of their cloud than they do of windows and it turns out the majority of the M$ cloud runs GNU linux” X-D)
  • … (deleted critique over things that really should not be said in public … )
  • LT does not enjoy big cities except tokyo: “tokyo is one of those cities, even as a big city it got so much character, yes it does things differently”
  • both Linuses actually played “Horizon Zero Dawn” (steam)
  • LT says that if there are no users for a software it is like “mental masturbation”
    • first of all: what is so bad about masturbation?
      • not every nerd has a yacht full of brainless money addicted women that are consumed like a product, hired and fired specifically for this job? (too all oligarchs: terrible concept by the way)
      • this Debian user prefers nerds that masturbate a billion times over decadent rich people that kidnap way too joung girls to their own private island in order to consume them with their oligarch friends like a soul less product (everyone knows what this refers to)
    • this Debian user does not agree: LT wrote GNU Linux primarily for himself, if no one on the planet was using it, he would not care, so imho this is the right approach, create great things and share it with the planet, but if the planet is too stupid to recognize it’s value… well that is sad for all of mankind, but if there is only 1 developer and this 1 developer is the only user of the software and the software makes sense for this 1 developer, it is completely valid to create and maintain and develop further this software.
    • example: even if no one was using the bash scripts that this debian user is using or no one was using the howtos on this “open source knowledge base blog” -> this Debian user <- would be still on regular basis lookup “how to do this or that”: it is like a public documentation of “how to do what”: why keep this knowhow secret? Why hide it away behind some login prompt? for money?
  • need to criticize LT relying on other users, devs, admins infrastructure to backup his work
    • there should be at least 1 offline backup because one fine day, a hacker will get into the server (possibly github) and encrypt everything and demand ransome
    • so please help LT in this regard
    • to clone the very latest kernel sources using Git, you can use the following command: 
      git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git

      This repository is maintained by Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, and it contains the latest kernel sources.

      Alternatively, if you want to clone the stable kernel sources, you can use:

      git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git
      • then rsync copy all data to a usb harddisk that is connected right before backup and then disconnected after backup
      • ideally have 2 harddisk 1 is stored in a fire and water proof tripple metal vault the other one is at the computer
        • swap them every week or at least every month (ever year is not enough)
      • vim /scripts/backup2Encrypted1.sh; # for the 1st harddisk
vim /scripts/backup2Encrypted2.sh; # for the 2nd harddisk
#!/bin/bash

echo "=== backup2Encrypted1.sh offline backup 1 of 2 external usb harddisks (both are offline most of the time) ==="

echo "instructions what to do before backup in order to save diskspace"
echo "**** HIT ENTER TO CONTINUE ****"

read -r

echo "=== downloading latest changes to the kernel src ==="
cd /home/user/projects/kernel.org
git pull

# backup toplap1 without deleting
echo "=== delete caja picture cache ==="
rm -rf /home/user/.cache/thumbnails/normal/*

echo "=== delete firefox cache ==="
rm -rf /home/user/.cache/mozilla/firefox/profile.default/cache2/entries/*

export BACKUP_TO="/media/user/EncryptedBackup1";

echo "=== testing if dir exists ${BACKUP_TO} ==="
if [ -d "${BACKUP_TO}" ]; then

echo "${BACKUP_TO} found"
echo "HIT ENTER TO CONTINUE"
read -r

echo "=== start file wise backup of the whole system ==="
rsync --progress -aAXv --update /* ${BACKUP_TO}/workstation --exclude={*swapfile*,/home/user/Downloads/*,/dev/*,/proc/*,/sys/*,/tmp/*,/run/*,/mnt/*,/media/*,/lost+found}
else
echo "ABORT: device not mounted or mountpoint wrong or missing ${BACKUP_TO} ==="
fi

echo "=== syncing and unmounting $BACKUP_TO ==="
sync; sync; sync;

umount $BACKUP_TO;

# echo "... optional post backup filesystem check"
# sleep 10
# fsck -y -v -f /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

sync; sync; sync;

why is linus torvalds giving so little interviews?

GPT-OSS 120B

“Linus Torvalds is known for being selective about public appearances, and several factors contribute to his relatively low interview count:
Personal preferences

Introverted style – Torvalds has repeatedly said he prefers working on code rather than talking about it.

Discomfort with media – He has described interviews as “a waste of time” and often finds the questions repetitive or superficial.

Professional focus: Heavy workload – As the lead maintainer of the Linux kernel, he spends most of his time reviewing patches, coordinating contributors, and making release decisions.
Time‑critical responsibilities – Major releases and security patches demand his attention, leaving little room for media commitments.

Reputation management: Avoiding controversy – Torvalds’ blunt communication style sometimes sparks debate.

Limiting interviews reduces the chance of statements being taken out of context or fueling unnecessary controversy.

Maintaining credibility – By speaking only when there’s a clear technical purpose, he preserves his authority within the open‑source community.

Community dynamics

Delegated communication – Many announcements and explanations are now handled by other maintainers, mailing‑list posts, or official Linux kernel blogs, allowing Torvalds to focus on core development while still keeping the community informed.

These reasons together explain why Linus Torvalds appears in relatively few interviews despite his high profile in the tech world.”

PS: this user as a kid also tried to make a game in PURE PASCAL on an ATARI ST. But the problem was: this is nothing anyone teaches at school (WHY ACTUALLY NOT???? GOD DAMN MORONIC SCHOOL SYSTEM X-D)

 

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