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Re:A 4G LTE base station running entirely in software on a s... by chwahoo on Monday September 03, 2012 @10:07AM (#4470398)
Why would a semi-anonymous comment require guts?
Re:A 4G LTE base station running entirely in software on a s... by scarmig on Monday September 03, 2012 @03:59PM (#4471609)
Some people attach epic importance to their karma ratings, and making a comment opens them up the possibility of downvotes?

Not that criticizing GNU is at all verboten at HN, though, so your point still stands.