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[rbanffy]

> There's also a persistent rumor/concept among Linux aficionados

Never heard such thing and people here can tell you I am a very vocal Linux aficionado.

But there are companies who specialize in interfering with forums to adjust brand-awareness for their clients.

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I'm reminded of the recent HBGary hack/infodump which contained a lot of material about creating software to ease/simplify sockpuppeting and plausible background generation for the US government.

One article: https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/12250-HBGary-Federal-...

Dozens of others, including probably the leaked docs themselves via Google.