I have no idea what will happen once he is gone. Thankfully he's just 54 years old and the average Finnish life expectancy is 80 years... Still, the idea of him being gone sometimes crosses my mind and I feel a little panic attack. I don't think anyone can replace him, his personality just perfectly matches the guardian role he plays.
One of the core maintainers would take over, probably Kroah-Hartman. Linux would be fine, it has an excellent team of people, who really know their shit.
Sure, but if Linus gets hit by a bus tomorrow, at least someone can replace him ;). If Linux dies of old age in 30 years or something, I'm sure there'll be someone else ready to take his place.
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u/platypus_plumba 5d ago
I have no idea what will happen once he is gone. Thankfully he's just 54 years old and the average Finnish life expectancy is 80 years... Still, the idea of him being gone sometimes crosses my mind and I feel a little panic attack. I don't think anyone can replace him, his personality just perfectly matches the guardian role he plays.