"OK, I admit it. I was just a front-man for the real fathers of Linux, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus."
— Linus Torvalds

January 1, 1970

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Responding to the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution's claim that Linus Torvalds is not the real father of Linux.