What if Linus Torvalds had never written Linux, and the world was dominated by proprietary software instead?
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A Linux what-if that blends open-source history with the practical realities of self-hosting.
Episode 321 follows a Linux counterfactual, asking what the software world might have looked like if Linus Torvalds had never written Linux. Joe, Phelan, Howdy, Graham, and Will move through that idea in a loose, speculative way, with the conversation set against big proprietary…
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If you like a low-pressure Linux what-if, this episode gives you a tidy excuse to nod along.
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