discuss: What happens if Torvalds quits?
Subject:
Re: What happens if Torvalds quits?
From:
David Lawyer ####@####.####
Date:
2 Apr 2003 07:46:59 -0000
Message-Id: <20030402065044.GA800@lafn.org>
On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 07:33:17PM -0600, Robert Gallimore wrote:
[snip]
> So let's say Linus decides to give up on linux, or, God
> forbid, something terrible happens to him and he cant continue
> development. Who will take the helm? We can only guess.
I suspect the core developers would carry on as a collective and make
decisions collectively for a while. Eventually a new leader could
emerge. Another question is: who would lead the free software movement
if Stallman dies?
David S. Lawyer
