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> He compares himself to Stallman and Torvalds without having anything nearly as impressive as an OS kernel, C compiler or debugger. Does he compare his hackin
by philh 15y ago
> He compares himself to Stallman and Torvalds without having anything nearly as impressive as an OS kernel, C compiler or debugger.
Does he compare his hacking abilities to Stallman and Torvalds?
My impression is that he considers himself a tribal elder, and compares himself to Stallman and Torvalds in that respect. But that's not quite the same.
- glhaynes 15y agoI think that's a big part of it right there: people tend to resent self-proclaimed tribal leaders.