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In comp.os.linux.advocacy Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:59:03 -0700, Snit wrote:
> 
>> Curious of your views on his quotes
>> and the others I provided:
>> 
> 
> Sorry, I am not concerned with out-of-context quips by personages that
> have largely been created by media.
> 
> But Linus is certainly a man after my own heart.  I recall that recently
> he railed against the notion of a "virtual machine" stating that real
> men prefer real hardware.
> 
> Oh yes!  I am truly sickened by these aficionados of all things
> virtual, from machines to containers.  Although I suppose that virtual
> machines have their uses they simply grate at my soul.  I would not even
> consider doing anything virtual.
> 
> I have cut my teeth on assembly language.  Once that fundamental stuff
> gets into your blood it never gets out.
> 

Nothing stopping you from using assembler in a VM.