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Linus Is A Hero

Posted by Hemos on from the saint-linus-of-codex dept.

oever writes "The dutch broadcaster KRO has chosen 365 modern saints or heros. One of them is Linus Torvalds, chosen for his work in on Linux and 'Open Source'. Too bad RMS or Saint Ignuciuis he wasn't chosen, even though he was recommended."

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  1. Church of Linux! by caluml · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have already said I worship in the Church of Linux.

    This is going to make those "it's not a religious" arguments a lot harder!

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  2. Don't you have to be dead to be canonized? by Ted_Green · · Score: 5, Funny

    If so, then does does that make this a hit list too?

  3. "modern" saint? by tswinzig · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can hear RMS now... "you should refer to Linus as a GNU/Hero."

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