Torvalds father says his son was asked by the NSA to add a backdoor into linux

byjove · on Nov 17, 2013

Stop being stupid. We all saw the same linuxcon interview: HE WAS JOKING.

aclevernickname · on Nov 17, 2013

Interesting. His father clearly thought he was telling the truth. did you watch the video? Seems the found it important enough to bring up to the EU when giving testimony about mass surveillance.

byjove · on Nov 18, 2013

Here is the referenced interview (by his father and everyone else): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Sx0E13gAo

aclevernickname · on Nov 19, 2013

Just to reiterate, are you saying that Linus' father doesn't understand his son, and misinterpreted a "joke" to be something serious enough to provide testimony about in EU parliament?

byjove · on Nov 19, 2013

Being "Linus's father" doesn't mean they are telepathically linked. He was referencing the comments in that video, not privileged insider knowledge.

aclevernickname · on Dec 2, 2013

so then, your answer is "Yes. I am saying that Linus' father doesn't understand his son, and that he misinterpreted a "joke" to be something serious enough to provide testimony about in EU parliament."