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ESR: FEMALE ADVOCACY ARE TRYING TO FRAME LINUS TORVALDS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT

• setra 11y ago
  So a reputable member of the open source community reports, an actual conspiracy against the founder of Linux. Why is this not a popular topic?
  • judah 11y ago
    Due to political correctness, I suspect.
    • snerbles 11y ago
      It goes against the current narrative.
  • braythwayt 11y ago
    1. For some value of "reputable," in 2015. 2. For some value of "reports," given the fact that this is a "he said that he said" story. 3. Given 1 and 2, can we really use a word like "actual?" As opposed to "alleged and uncorroborated?" Thus: 4. It could well become a popular topic once there is some confirmation beyond "Oh yes, I totally believe that could happen." Until then, many reasonable people might prefer to take an agnostic "wait-and-see" attitude. The conversation will surely be of higher value once this is either substantiated or debunked. This leads me to suggest that a charitable interpretation of flagging the story is not "This should not be discussed here," but rather, "This should not be discussed here yet."
• theworstshill 11y ago
  Why is this getting flagged? This kind of information is essential to everyone in tech, men and women.
  • LoneWolf 11y ago
    The crazy conspiracist in me says it is being flagged because if true there are groups that do not want it to be known (specifically the ones targeting Linus?), and being flagged only makes me belive the story is true.
  • sgtnasty 11y ago
    How can you tell if its being flagged?
• deleted 11y ago
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• sridca 11y ago
  Already posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10505765 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10505765