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by luord
1871 days ago
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The way I see it is that Linus already left his mark in history twice over (so far). I don't know how he feels about it[1], but if I were given the choice between being a billionaire and being remembered for a great thing I did, I'd certainly pick the second. And sure, many people have achieved both, but they didn't take their money with them once they were gone. As long as you have enough to live comfortably, everything else is at most an incidental bonus IMO. [1]: Though I haven't heard anything suggesting he's anything but pretty okay with his lot in life. |
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It also seems that in the interview Linus' wisdom really shining through. This perhaps due to the interviewer and interviewee were communicating through email, not in real-time, so both of them have ample time to reason and articulate their questions and answers properly. He who has been given wisdom, has been granted abundant good [1].
I think the interviewer missed the opportunity to ask Linus regarding one of his most popular quotes, “Only wimps use tape backup. REAL men just upload their important stuff on FTP and let the rest of the world mirror it.” The fact that he mainly contributed to the OS and the Git, both are essential components in doing online sharing. Thus it seems that he really took his conviction to be a REAL man, by his definition at least. And to be REAL man is one of the main purposes of life, according to Rudyard Kipling's poem, "If".
[1]https://versebyversequranstudycircle.wordpress.com/2017/02/1...