>> Which leads me to question why is this post interesting to HN? Is it to show how Linus aimlessly speculates and gets his guesses wrong? I think it's interes

>> Which leads me to question why is this post interesting to HN? Is it to show how Linus aimlessly speculates and gets his guesses wrong? I think it's interesting because it is another example of his basic attitude toward security, and a lot of people who should know better use Linux believing it is secure because "it hasn't been broken yet."