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On 2013-10-20 9:14 PM, Mark David Dumlao <madumlao@gmail.com> wrote:
> Linus isnt actually actively developing the kernel nowadays. Mostly he
> just merges commits from his "trusted lieutenants" in charge of various
> subsystems. The notion of Linus as being at the helm is mostly just a
> convenient fiction that corporate culture (and by extension, the media)
> - which is used to "strong leadership" - uses to make sense of open
> source development.

I know all that, but he does have the final word on merges still, right? 
Which is the most important aspect of the point at hand...