Linux creator Linus Torvalds has unexpectedly come to Microsoft’s defense regarding the jokes about the Windows operating system’s infamous blue screen of death. The whole thing was first noticed by IT’s Foss.
In a new video with Youtuber Linus Tech Tips, he explained that many crashes are unlikely to be due to software errors.
“I’m convinced that all the jokes about how unstable Windows is and about blue screens – I guess it’s not even a blue screen anymore – are largely not about software bugs. In fact, a large percentage of them are due to unreliable hardware,” said Linus Torvalds in the video.
Torvalds also claimed that it’s important to have ECC memory in a computer, as it makes it fundamentally more reliable, and that the lack of
ECC can lead to serious memory problems. Torvalds also mentioned that gamers who overclock would be accepting an additional degree of unreliability.
The birth of Linux
Linus Torvalds first drew attention to his work on a new operating system in a newsgroup post on July 3, 1991. He then announced that he was indeed working on a free operating system in the comp.os.minix newsgroup on August 25/26, 1991. On September 17, 1991 (almost 33 years ago), the shell for Torvalds’ new operating system was functional – and the shell remains an indispensable component of every Linux system, alongside the kernel itself.
Torvalds then released the source code, which is still freely available to anyone interested. The first version number was 0.01.