Linus is on Google+ will Linux users follow?

Posted by red5 on Jul 21, 2011 3:01 AM EDT
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From the 'Circle This' files: There was a time when all I need to know about Linus Torvalds or the current state of kernel development, could be found on the Linux Kernel Mailing List. This week, Linus Torvalds posted a note on Google +, advising the kernel community that Linux 3.0 would be delayed to deal with a late breaking patch. While Linus delaying or commenting on a kernel release is nothing new, the Google + bit is. To be honest, I had been avoiding Google + since it had been announced as, yet another time sinkhole that I didn't want to get dragged into. But now, if Linus is posting valuable information on Google +, information that directly affects my use and continued coverage of Linux, can I keep my head buried in the mud?

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It's a non event tracyanne 6 881 Jul 23, 2011 11:51 AM

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