Linus. The hero we need. But not the hero we deserve.
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It's times like these where you're reminded that Linus is awesome.
so if he was a nazi, then we should follow the guidance of our lord and savior and agree with everything he thinks because linux. we should advocate for more sheep mentality idiolizing celebs and computer geeks. \s
Just how fucking dense do you have to be in order to be surprised that a man who created one of the most popular operating systems on Earth, and then gave it away for free, might be a leftist?
Right wingers are extremely stupid and don't really understand what the left stands for, they fall for all fox news strawman arguments and rage bait.
created one of the most popular operating systems on Earth, and then gave it away for free
He didn't created it alone and "then" gave it away for free. Since it's begging Linux was free and that created a community who made it the most popular OS.
Yes. It's called summarizing. Obviously it's a bit more complicated. I'm not writing an essay on the history of Linux here.
Well it's due tomorrow by the end of class, Mr. WoodScientist, so you better get cracking.
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I think he isn't a leftist, but just reasonable
All it takes to be a leftist these days is to not go out of your way every day to be a raging cunt.
I'm sorry, is my BEING AN ASSHOLE triggering you???
Snowflake.
(do NOT make fun of my $1,000.00 USD trump branded FREEDOM sneakers or I'll get upset 😡 they were NOT a scam)
Basic human decency. That's seriously all it takes.
Or at least show some remorse if you do!
I see a lot of overlap from where I'm standing.
Unfortunately, it's true: Linux is woke. And DEI. And gay.
We need to get Elon Musk and the DOGE team on this, stat!
i think this type of comment works better with a "/s"
And a ward against the evil eye
Wait you mean the guy who made a free and open source operating system for everyone to share is left wing!?!?!? WHAT THE FFUUUU
There are a great number of nutjobs running (F)OSS projects, so I wouldn't assume much about any software maintainer. Also, Linus explicitly only cites upsides to FOSS that pertain to developing the software itself, not to any greater social effort.
TempleOS comes to mind...
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"I... I was just asking why my WiFi driver isn't working."
This NIC is woke.
Since I had it handy, here's the source meme for the uninitiated: 
Ahh...they had woke_on_lan enabled. That'll do it.
Watching Linus take a big public dump on someone who deserves it is one of life's finest guilty pleasures. It's like a Maya Angelou poem. You can tell he really cared, and meant it, and took some time to get it right.
Reading his words really slams home which side of the political spectrum truly believes in personal freedom and liberty. And it's not the side that promotes fascism and wants to implement a Christian version of Sharia law under the Ten Commandments.
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