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What's the backstory on why Linus is submitting a patch with a variable stating "I am Satoshi"
by alberth 5y ago
What's the backstory on why Linus is submitting a patch with a variable stating "I am Satoshi"
- qbasic_forever 5y agoKernels have funny or odd names. This isn't anything out of the ordinary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history Linus is just trolling folks. Some past names have been: - Hurr durr I'ma sheep - Kleptomaniac Octopus - Blurry Fish Butt - Psychotic Stoned Sheep
- chaosite 5y agoThe variable is the name of that version of Linux, the version being the still unreleased Linux 5.17-rc2. Basically, he's naming the release the "I am Satoshi" release. The previous one was "Gobble Gobble".
- pronoiac 5y agoHe didn't. GitHub didn't verify the author here, and they store forks of the same repo together, so you can sorta spoof whose repo a given commit hash is under.
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