Who will be the lead maintainer when he kicks the bucket?
he'll be enshrined in a silicon throne and maintain the kernel forever.
Nobody, linux will effectively die or be taken on by a corporation (probably redhat). Linus is too autistic about his codebase to let anybody else contribute.
>>60741701
>>60741769
delete it.
>>60741754
Or it's delevopment structure will just change.
>>60741701
He is 47. He is not going anywhere.
The creator of C++; Bjarne Stroustrup is 66 and is still involved in the future evolution of C++ well beyond 2020.
Dads are not going to leave their favorite child anytime soon.
>>60741876
Linux will outlive him, then what
It will likely fork into several new kernels.
GRU/FSB will contract it out to their slaves at NSA/GCHQ.
>>60741754
We just need to upload him on the Net, and it'll be fine.