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Title: The Torvalds are changing........
Post by: Housey on March 09, 2005, 06:53:55 PM
Shock horror... Linus is a Mac switcher. What ever next?! :-)

ZDNet (http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/0,39023165,39183867,00.htm)
Title: Re: The Torvalds are changing........
Post by: SamuraiCrow on March 09, 2005, 07:17:10 PM
He's still running Linux he's just swithced to the PowerPC processor.  I wonder what build he's using?  Probably totally custom.
Title: Re: The Torvalds are changing........
Post by: Jose on March 09, 2005, 07:28:58 PM
Bill Gates uses an AmigaOne... :lol:  Not that it would be comparable..
Title: Re: The Torvalds are changing........
Post by: dammy on March 09, 2005, 07:58:06 PM
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"Oh, and part of it is that I got the machine for free," said Torvalds, "I'm really a technology whore."


Ah, the old "Free Dual G5" trick. :)

Dammy
Title: Re: The Torvalds are changing........
Post by: InTheSand on March 09, 2005, 08:50:04 PM
Heh!

I think that'd probably work for most of us!  :-D

But I'd still use my Amigas!

 - Ali
Title: Re: The Torvalds are changing........
Post by: minatorb on March 09, 2005, 09:03:25 PM
Funny, this isn't actually news.

He's been using a G5 for well over a year.