[r283492]

> Torvalds chose method 1;

Huh? Torvalds never intended to create an operating system, just a kernel, and that is true to this day.

[valleyer]

"I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones."

[jcelerier]

note that in computer science academia operating system is very often synonymous of kernel

[JasonFruit]

How about, "Torvalds' decisions led to choice #1"?