Linus Torvalds has a sense of humor at Windows 7 launch(geek.com)
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Linus Torvalds has a sense of humor at Windows 7 launch
http://www.geek.com/articles/news/linus-torvalds-has-a-sense-of-humor-at-windows-7-launch-20091023/
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My quick impression, and this is not based on a deep understanding of the relevant OSS personality cults, is that Linus doesn't define himself in terms of How Did I Hurt Proprietary Software Today and thus him having a "sense of humor" about MS's latest launch is nothing more than the professional courtesy taken for granted in almost every industry anywhere.
He has the most sincere smile on his face :-D
Thumbs up doesn't mean the same thing to everyone. From Wikipedia "'Thumbs up' traditionally translates as the foulest of Middle-Eastern gesticular insults — the most straightforward interpretation is 'Up yours, pal!' The sign has a similarly pejorative meaning in parts of West Africa, South America, Iran, Greece, and Sardinia, according to Roger E. Axtell's book Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World.[11]"
This is obvious, since Linus is known to hail from Sardinia or parts of West Africa and the gesture is targeted to his fellow countrymen.
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