Friend who is not a software person sent me this tweet, which amused me as it did them. They asked if “runk” was real, which I assume not.

But what are some good examples of real ones like this? xz became famous for the hack of course, so i then read a bit about how important this compression algorithm is/was.

    • @sus@programming.dev
      8•11 months ago

      Actually I think he has already had an adequate amount of recognition:

      • “In 1999, Red Hat and VA Linux, both leading developers of Linux-based software, presented Torvalds with stock options in gratitude for his creation.[29] That year both companies went public and Torvalds’s share value briefly shot up to about US$20 million”

      • his autobiography is in several hundred library collections worldwide

      Awards he’s received:

      • 2 honorary doctorates

      • 2 celestial objects named after him

      • Lovelace Medal

      • IEEE Computer Pioneer Award

      • EFF Pioneer Award

      • Vollum Award

      • Hall of Fellows of the Computer History Museum

      • C&C prize

      • Millenium Technology Prize

      • Internet Hall of Fame

      • IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award

      • Great Immigrants Award

    • @jol@discuss.tchncs.de
      27•11 months ago

      I think Linus sits at the intersection of both groups. Linus is not some Ronald. The Ronalds of this world are for example the creator of core-js.