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Are you joking?

Linux is named after a guy, why? Because it started out as a single person project. So did many other major open source projects. The reason why so few people still work on HURD is because it's not seen as very promising or interesting or practical.

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Oh right, and Linus Torvalds wrote all the millions of lines of code that comprise the Linux kernel. Sure it started out as a single person project, but it certainly didn't stay that way. One of the reasons development on Linux progresses so quickly is because of the vast number of developers.

HURD, to contrast, had a small base initially and has remained that way.

Are the last 2 sentences of my post not visible on your monitor?

Nope. Sorry.

Linus is a good, pragmatic designer and a fantastic manager. Do give him some credit for fostering the kernel community.

I did say "one of the reasons", not "the only reason".

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