Once you realize that documentation should be laughed at, p… - Linus Torvalds

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Once you realize that documentation should be laughed at, peed upon, put on fire, and just ridiculed in general, THEN, and only then, have you reached the level where you can safely read it and try to use it to actually implement a driver.

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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2.6.<odd>: still a stable kernel, but accept bigger changes leading up to it (timeframe: a month or two).

It's one of those rare "perfect" kernels. So if it doesn't happen to compile with your config (or it does compile, but then does unspeakable acts of perversion with your pet dachshund), you can rest easy knowing that it's all your own damn fault, and you should just fix your evil ways.

I may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same time, I think the Microsoft hatred is a disease.

Once you realize that documentation should be laughed at, peed upon, put on fire, and just ridiculed in general, THEN, and only then, have you reache… - Linus Torvalds

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