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agree. Those who replied "thanks" in the thread do not have any sense.

• geovizer 13y ago
  I'm not sure about that. Maybe Linus appreciated the encouragement. Depends on the person, but knowing that people like what you are doing can help motivate a hobby project.
  • jcrites 13y ago
    They're talking about people who replied years later (i.e., today, apparently as a result of this post on HN or other sites).
• gcb0 13y ago
  in 50 years, someone link to that thread and point out "the inventor of cold fusion replied 'thanks linus' on the linux creation thread"
  • comex 13y ago
    Not to be confused with Jeremy Allaire, who did not. :)