Am 14 Apr 2010 um 14:50 schrieb Theo de Raadt:

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> I guess this is the "get lost" mail he is referring to.
>
> Yes, it is a damn fair assessment.  When you pay your taxes, do you go
> make a personal request for assistance of your prime minister?
>
> Your mail lies about what you saw, so here is the full exchange:

Surely he's contrasting his Linux experience based on the response to  
something like:

Torvalds,

I have been hearing very good things about Linux from people whose  
opinions I value highly. I have a MacBook and a Windows PC on which  
I'd like to run Linux "dual-boot" with the existing operating system.  
Could you please recommend a distribution and provide detailed  
installation instructions for each. Do you need to know the exact  
models? Do you need to know which version of Mac and Windows I am  
running? I am happy to provide that information if necessary.

Look forward to hearing from you soon, and please keep up the good work!

Cheers,
n00b