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Now, of course, part of the reason why I'm asking for this is that we deserve credit, but that's not really a very important thing. If it were just a matter of credit, it wouldn't be worth making a fuss about. But there more at stake here. You see, when people think that the system is Linux, they then assume incorrectly that it was mainly developed and started by Linus Torvalds and then they assume incorrectly that the overall vision came from him, so they look at his vision and follow that. Now, his vision is apolitical. He's not motivated to fight for freedom. He doesn't believe that computer users deserve the freedom to share and change software. He has never supported our philosophy. Well, he has a right to his views and the fact that he disagrees with us doesn't reduce the value of his contribution.