If you have ever done any security work – and it did not in… - Linus Torvalds

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If you have ever done any security work – and it did not involve the concept of "network of trust" – it wasn't security work, it was – masturbation. I don't know what you were doing. But trust me, it's the only way you can do security, it's the only way you can do development.

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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If you have ever done any security work – and it did not involve the concept of "network of trust" – it wasn't security work, it was – masturbation. … - Linus Torvalds

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