Linus Torvalds Rants
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For context: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2401.3/04208.htmlHN discussion (4 months ago): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39191899
Text and patch start here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/3/780Also, see Linus' response here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/3/797
Correct source of comment is elsewhere in that thread [1][1] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/pull/17#issuecomment-56613...
https://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2025/03/19/1374
See this 2012 thread https://github.com/torvalds/linux/pull/17#issuecomment-56546...
sounds kind of like this famous linus rant: https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/12/23/75
LKML mailing list post with further links https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210316204252.427806-1-mic@dig...
The full LKML post in question: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CACKH++baPUaoQQhL0+qcc_DzX7kGcm...
For the curious, I think this article is referring to the LKML thread starting at https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/
Read the replies :)https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/12/6/1683