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I suspect it is a popular topic because of all the things that Linus is involved with, his use of profanity requires the least amount of technical knowledge or

by jlgreco 13y ago

I suspect it is a popular topic because of all the things that Linus is involved with, his use of profanity requires the least amount of technical knowledge or credentials to talk about. If you want to talk about something Linus does, talking about swearing is the lowest hanging fruit by miles.

wonderzombie 13y ago
Of course, the mere existence of a more esoteric topic of conversation shouldn't preclude discussion of whatever social problems exist on the LKML. Just because social problems are, in theory, easier to understand doesn't mean they are easier to solve in practice.