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Preston Gralla

Seeing Through Windows

Linux creator: A big fan of Windows 7?

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TAGS:Linux, Windows 7
IT TOPICS:Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Windows & Microsoft

Make of it what you will, but Linux creator Linus Torvalds has been photographed in front of a stack of copies of Windows 7 in Japan giving a big thumbs-up.

As you can see below, in a photo from Jim Zemlin of the Linux Foundation, there's Torvalds, in all his smiling glory. He's at Yodobashi, a Japanese consumer electronics store in Tokyo. Why Tokyo? The Linux Foundation is holding a meeting there.

Torvalds has a much greater sense of humor than do many Linux true believers, so I don't really believe he's endorsing Windows 7. He's just having a bit of fun ... something those involved in the operating system wars would do well to emulate once in a while.

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funny :)

Submitted by Dommy on October 30, 2009 - 7:15 A.M.

he is kust like a hunter :)

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Teasing the Indian way

Submitted by Anonymous on October 26, 2009 - 9:43 A.M.

It seems Linus is big fan of Indian way of doing things. What is he doing seems, that he is teasing in Indian way which is called "Thenga Dikhana" in Hindi language. In this teasing meathod, thumb is shown like that to annoy a person; specially if he is dead serious with you and you want to tell him to mind his own business and you will go on doing what you like to.

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I can understand Linus'

Submitted by PolyProgrammer on October 26, 2009 - 8:47 A.M.

I can understand Linus' point.
If it were not for the greed and stupidity of Microsoft, Linux would not have been able to become as widespread as it now is.
I join Linus in thanking Microsoft for their hand in making Linux such a great system!

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Microsoft did not helped him to make Linux better

Submitted by Anonymous on November 4, 2009 - 11:42 A.M.

I don't agree with u.
You may be interested in that: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/rhasan/linux/ . I would say Torvalds was very optimistic and continued his project and then the community helped him. The foundation of the Linux is very good and it's not because of Microsoft errors, it's because of Linus brilliant mind.

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Torvalds LOVES Windows!

Submitted by Grinner on October 26, 2009 - 8:14 A.M.

Finally the truth comes out!
Linux founder admits to his failure, supports the only TRUE operating system for PCs!
Welcome to the fold, Linus! (don't forget your blankey!)
Now if we can only get Lucy and Schroeder on board. ;)

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Perspective

Submitted by MehGerbil on October 26, 2009 - 7:10 A.M.

This reminds me of those self-depreciating videos that Bill Gates has made.

Apparently, the people responsible for these operating systems aren't the mindless hate spewing zombies that many of their followers have turned out to be.

Good for them.

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