It's a pointed discussion about the best way to go about making operating systems. Consequentially it held several predictions about the future, about both hard

It's a pointed discussion about the best way to go about making operating systems. Consequentially it held several predictions about the future, about both hardware and operating systems. As it turned out, Linus' line of reasoning was substantially right, and his technological bets and decisions paid off, resulting in linux becoming one of the most popular operating systems on the planet. While GNU Hurd failed to even ship, let alone prove its superiority on superior hardware (neither of which came to pass).