Claims: Torvalds challenged the haters to fork Linux. Someone said 'hold my beer'

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1. title: Torvalds challenged the haters to fork Linux. Someone said 'hold my beer' (alleges; supported) Source
2. url: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/17/torvalds-challenged-the-haters-to-fork-linux-someone-said-hold-my-beer/5274275 (alleges; supported) Source
3. summary: Earlier this week, Linux project leader Linus Torvalds told AI haters to fork off, and invited anyone who didn't like his comments to fork the kernel. Well, here you go: linux-0.11-rs, a total reimplementation of the Linux kernel, done in langage de programmation du jour, Rust. No, this isn't really a response to the Emperor Penguin's challenge – for a start, it looks like it was done with AI – but the timing was irresistible. The new project is by an undergrad student at Beihang University in B… (alleges; supported) Source
4. published: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:02:00 +0200 (alleges; supported) Source