Linus Torvalds recently surprised his fans with a surprisingly fresh perspective on how Linux gets built, appearing on the YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips to build a custom PC - and shared some genuinely new insights into the mind of the man who's led the Linux project since 1991.
With millions relying on his work, Torvalds said he can't have his hardware making him think the OS has bugs. "I'm convinced that all the jokes about how unstable Windows is and blue screening… a big percentage of those were not actually software bugs. A big percentage of those are hardware being not reliable."
And along the way, Torvalds improvised some clever answers — like when asked how he handles data storage. "I upload it on the internet, and if it's worth saving, somebody else will save it for me!"
He also revealed his favorite videogame, what he thinks of the GPL license, and even a relationship with Microsoft that he know thinks of as "friendly"!
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