JL: Why I Do YC

Re:JL: Why I Do YC by hello_moto on Sunday July 06, 2008 @05:26PM (#238065)

I may be wrong about Linus "ambition". I don't see him as ambitious as these young generations that want to get rich quick.

He may have "hopes" as in "I hope Linux will become better" or whatnot, but certainly he doesn't have the hope of "Linux should run everywhere and anywhere".

I'm not saying anything in regards of Open Source.

My point is that non-Americans seems to be able to live in a "comfort zone" without having to join the startup movement and work like hell + eating cheap.

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Re:JL: Why I Do YC by davidw on Monday July 07, 2008 @02:39AM (#238381)

I think you are far too quick to dismiss the guy behind one of the world's most popular operating systems. My point with the post in this thread was to simply say that there are other kinds of noble ambitions and goals for hackers besides doing a startup. Consider comparative advantage: Linus might make a good startup, but if his comparative advantage is in doing Linux, most likely he and the world are better off for him to keep doing Linux.

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Re:JL: Why I Do YC by anewaccountname on Sunday July 06, 2008 @07:43PM (#238129)

>I don't see him as ambitious as these young generations that want to get rich quick.

He worked at transmeta for crissakes.

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Re:JL: Why I Do YC by hello_moto on Sunday July 06, 2008 @10:04PM (#238211)

Collecting salary just like anybody else.

Is Transmeta a startup that have an exit strategy where everybody will get rich?

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Re:JL: Why I Do YC by hollerith on Monday July 07, 2008 @03:24AM (#238403)

Linus was widely quoted in the late 90s for saying that Linux should aim for "world domination, fast!"

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