NSA Asked Linus Torvalds to Install Backdoors into GNU/Linux Posted by psic4t on Friday August 16, 2024 @02:02AM from the falkvinge.net dept. https://falkvinge.net/2013/11/17/nsa-asked-linus-torvalds-to-install-backdoors-into-gnulinux/ ( 2 comments | 6 points | on HN )
This is the clip where Linus did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gRsgkdfYJ8
The over-exaggerated nod and pronunciation make it seem to me like Linus was just making a joke, particuarly since it was followed up by a more serious "no".