if #linux is so good how come there's no linux 2 yet.
@princessviola because writing a kernel is a humongous job. Distribution is on the other hand… there’s plenty of those
@estibensito_ @princessviola we need a rust rewrite, NOW!
@iodomi @princessviola they are currently rewriting the Kernel in Rust, bit by bit.
@princessviola There was. Currently it's linux 3 😉

@nlupo @princessviola

I realized this was humor and I successfully resisted the urge to respond factually, but I didn't resist the urge to tell the world I resisted the urge.

Well, two out of three...

@munroe @princessviola I'm sorry for ruining the joke then.

@nlupo @princessviola

Oh, I thought your reply was part of the joke. Last I heard, the most recent version of Linux kernel was 7, which released last month. Um... that was the factual thing I was not saying. Now I've said it.

I have no idea what you mean by "Linux 3" then. I assumed that was a joke reply, kind of like the old proposal for the name for the second Spaceballs movie:
Spaceballs III: The Search for Spaceballs II. (Its actual name is now "Spaceballs: The New One.")

@munroe @princessviola Oh, It seems I haven't noticed they decided to jump the numbers so fast.
@princessviola ... You're not serious right?
@princessviola linux is less like a movie that gets a single-digit number of sequels and more like an endless anime series with 9 million episodes so people just forget the episode counts.
@princessviola definitely the naming arguments. Should it be “Linux 2”, “Linux too” or “linux rises again”
@princessviola but we are already at linux 7