crypto-currencies are anything but a scam, I have a bridge to sell you. But I'm not selling source code." - Meaning and context.">
Torvalds, Linus (2025-05-22), Not involved with any fishy crypto fishy business, retrieved: 2025-08-05

I'm told that there are people claiming to "tokenize" my git repositories with my approval. I just want to clarify that that is not the case. I do not believe in monetizing my repositories. If you believe crypto-currencies are anything but a scam, I have a bridge to sell you. But I'm not selling source code.

— Linus Torvalds

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I'm told that there are people claiming to "tokenize" my git repositories with my approval. I just want to clarify that that is not the case. I do not believe in monetizing my repositories. If you believe crypto-currencies are anything but a scam, I have a bridge to sell you. But I'm not selling source code." in the context of "Torvalds, Linus (2025-05-22), Not involved with any fishy crypto fishy business, retrieved: 2025-08-05" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Linus Torvalds

About Linus Torvalds

Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American computer programmer, best known as the creator of the Linux kernel.