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I'm not him, but I similarly recognize that nothing Linus Torvalds has done is original. He has led large groups in writing bloated copies of other designs, and not even good designs. The disrespect Torvalds shows to the FSF and Free Software in favor of Open Source is just further reason to dislike him, and not feel much sorry for what's currently happening to him. He has certainly done his part to undermine everything Stallman worked for.
I don't really have any role models anymore. I can think highly of several people, however, and most prefer those like me, who have a fascination with low-level programming, a dislike of UNIX and other trash, and a proper sense of ideals to lead them.