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this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2026
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Based on what I read in the mailing list, Linus doesn't really give any weight to the social/ethical aspects of open source and merely sees it as a means to the end of generating technically better code. Perhaps all he really cared about all this time is that open source allows you to draw from a bigger pool of talent then would be possible with a closed source team. But I'm not Linus so I won't put words in his mouth.
Essentially, my takeaway was if it helps him achieve his goals easier, he's gonna use it. Not surprising coming from him, but incredibly disappointing.
yeah I got it wrong, thanks