as linus torvalds puts it: big numbers confuse me, so the next kernel version wi...

tosti · 2026-10-20T06:14:43 1792476883

He ran out of fingers and toes to count on. (Wait, what comes after 19.19, or 20.19, 20.20, then what?)

creshal · 2026-10-20T06:56:14 1792479374

By that point medicine will be sufficiently advanced that we can graft new fingers on him, obviously. That'll also make him more productive, given he's an emacs user.

JohnKemeny · 2026-10-20T12:46:55 1792500415

Linux Vice City and then Linux San Andreas.

Razengan · 2026-10-20T06:43:47 1792478627

Did they ever have a Linux 6.9?

GJim · 2026-10-20T09:08:28 1792487308

A sixty-nine interupted by a period?

Razengan · 2026-10-20T11:27:37 1792495657

Oh you

yonatan8070 · 2026-10-20T06:46:57 1792478817

Yes, all the way up to 6.19 in fact!