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Linus Torvalds admits he was asked to insert a backdoor into GNU/Linux

To: CypherPunk <[email protected]>
Subject: Linus Torvalds admits he was asked to insert a backdoor into GNU/Linux
From: [email protected] (Tom Ritter)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:39:53 -0400
Cc: [email protected]
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> Torvalds responded "no" while shaking his head "yes," as the audience broke into spontaneous laughter.

Is there any indication he took the question seriously and wasn't just
making a joke?  This is a lot to conclude from a single sentence.

-tom

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