Originally shared by Swapnil “Swap” BhartiyaWhen I asked him what will happen to Linux if he plans to quit. Linus told me, "I've long since come to the realization that Linux is much bigger than me. Yes, I'm intimately involved in it still, and I have a fairly large day-to-day impact on it, and I end up being the person who, in some sense, acts as the central point for a lot of kernel activities; but no -- I wouldn't say that Linux 'depends heavily' on me.
So if I had a heart attack and died tomorrow (happily not likely: I'm apparently healthy as anything), people would certainly notice, but there are thousands of people involved in just the kernel, and there are more than a few that could take over for me with little real confusion."
That’s the core strength of the Open Source development model. That’s the strength of Linux.
So if I had a heart attack and died tomorrow (happily not likely: I'm apparently healthy as anything), people would certainly notice, but there are thousands of people involved in just the kernel, and there are more than a few that could take over for me with little real confusion."
That’s the core strength of the Open Source development model. That’s the strength of Linux.
What will happen to Linux when Linus Torvalds quits?