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Torvalds brands Digg users 'W*nking Walruses'Takes one to know onePublished Friday 18th July 2008 11:31 GMT Linus Torvalds used his latest missive to the Linux Kernel mailing list to have a go at innocent Digg users - all in the name of getting the email more widely read, of course. At the end of the message detailing merge requests, Torvalds wrote: "PS. And to get wider distribution for this message: Digg users - you're all a bunch of Wanking Walruses. And you can quote me on that." Digg users responded by Digging the article repeatedly - it had 2210 diggs at the time of writing, 388 comments, and a top ten slot in the technology section. There is a definite theme developing here - Torvalds yesterday described OpenBSD developers as "masturbating monkeys". Who will Linus insult next in the name of popularising free open source software? Answers to the usual place. 69 comments posted — Comment period finished How long until...Posted: 11:38 18th July 2008 Righteous RegisterPosted: 11:41 18th July 2008 Isn't that...Posted: 11:46 18th July 2008 Still waiting for....Posted: 11:50 18th July 2008 And I thoughtPosted: 11:50 18th July 2008
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