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DebConf 14: QA with Linus Torvalds

Adnan Hodzic

DebConf 14: QA with Linus Torvalds

A 72-minute Q&A with Linus Torvalds at DebConf 14. Topics include the pain of distributing Linux binaries, distro fragmentation, kernel backwards compatibility, GPLv2 versus GPLv3 and conduct.

HN returns to it as Linus's own explanation of why shipping software on Linux is hard and why he dislikes GPLv3.

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