>Linus didn't win the debate vs Tanenbaum. He simply happened to be the right guy at the right place at the right time. He just kept building, even though he w

>Linus didn't win the debate vs Tanenbaum. He simply happened to be the right guy at the right place at the right time. He just kept building, even though he was aware that there was a "competitor" in the space. I mean, look at his very first Usenet post announcing Linux ("just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu") - sometimes "just keep building" is all it takes, and the established leaders have far less of an advantage than we think they do.