Out of the loop

I wouldn't necessarily say that Linus' response full of nonsense. It doesn't contain what we would normally expect out of a response, but it does give us nuggets of insight into his mindset and philosophy toward the issue.

My takeaway is that he's not a bad person, but he's well over his head in terms of managing his company. I think he knows that too, which is why he wants someone else to take the CEO position