I chose 1000 originally partly as a way to make sure that p… - Linus Torvalds

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I chose 1000 originally partly as a way to make sure that people that assumed HZ was 100 would get a swift kick in the pants.

Linus Torvalds

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Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American computer programmer, best known as the creator of the Linux kernel.

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Alternative Names: Linus Benedict Torvalds • OH3LUS • LUS • Linus B. Torvalds • Torvalds

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Yes, I realize that there's a lot of insane people out there. However, we generally don't do kernel design decisions based on them. But we can pat the insane users on the head and say "we won't guarantee it works, but if you eat your prozac, and don't bother us, go do your stupid things".

Nvidia has been the single worst company we've ever dealt with. So, Nvidia, fuck you!

In short: just say NO TO DRUGS, and maybe you won't end up like the Hurd people.

I chose 1000 originally partly as a way to make sure that people that assumed HZ was 100 would get a swift kick in the pants. - Linus Torvalds

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