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

Re:Torvalds father says his son was asked by the NSA to add ... by byjove on Sunday November 17, 2013 @02:16PM (#6750330)

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

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Re:Torvalds father says his son was asked by the NSA to add ... by aclevernickname on Sunday November 17, 2013 @03:13PM (#6750606)

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.

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Re:Torvalds father says his son was asked by the NSA to add ... by byjove on Monday November 18, 2013 @10:18AM (#6754665)

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

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Re:Torvalds father says his son was asked by the NSA to add ... by aclevernickname on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @02:27PM (#6763721)

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?

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Re:Torvalds father says his son was asked by the NSA to add ... by byjove on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @03:53PM (#6764377)

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

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Re:Torvalds father says his son was asked by the NSA to add ... by aclevernickname on Monday December 02, 2013 @04:47PM (#6836775)

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."

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