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

Linus Torvalds challenged critics to fork Linux, prompting a student to create a Rust-based rewrite of the Linux 0.11 kernel. The project, linux-0.11-rs, is not a fork but a complete rewrite of an early Linux version, including core OS components. While some critics dismissed it as a waste, the article highlights it as an educational experiment in kernel development.