Seems like another collision in names, just like the company which is called "Novell" and makes wedding rings. There is also a real company called Microvell. It makes for pretty decent pranks. ⬆
It seems like he was eager to distinguish himself from the "elders" of FSF [...] For anything "revolutionary" to happen in the sciences one must accept the risk of living in poverty like Tesla (the person, not the right-wing fanatics) and Torvalds isn't too old to "cause a stir"