This is why my hope is on Redox OS. I wish it would get a bit more resources.

of that generation

Ouch.

I think 'we' have about 20 years left in us. That's long enough for an entire new pet language to be born, surge, wane, and then die. ...or 27 entirely new web frameworks.

Yeah. Linux maintenace becomes a paid subscription through the ai providers

It's hard to believe he's not also thinking about succession and actively mentoring younger folks. The Linux kernel is his baby and he seems enmeshed enough on the community level. He's smart enough to not simply leave it to chance.

I don’t know. People are creative. They’ll get burned and learn from their mistakes. At least, the ones who do will survive in their careers — then pass on the knowledge, repeat. So I imagine Linus will be replaced just fine when he retires. Wait until we’re 2 or 3 generations into using AI for development. It’s not like people are rocks; people don’t tend to just keep sinking.