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[–] Slashme@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep, amazingly flexible. If Linus had only ever made git, he'd have gone down as one of the greats.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If Linus had only ever made git, he'd have gone down as one of the greats.

As opposed to also having made the most used kernel in the world?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

They're saying he was already famous and then did another thing that would make a person famous.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

It is a weird phrasing then!