Other way around, it’s a pseudonym created to work on the project, IIRC Lina got involved early-mid 2022 while Hector Martin started the project in late 2020 / early 2021.
They "just joined the project" and reverse engineered and developed the kernel drivers from relatively little prior work, in just a few months.
From afar they also seem to have a pretty ebullient and infectious personality and to stream a lot (we're talking 10h streams every few days: https://www.youtube.com/@AsahiLina/streams) which is impressive work and dedication.
What do you mean by "so much clout"..? She's one of the people who decided to work on the Asahi Linux project, and she's writing and streaming about the work she's doing and participating in mailing lists and IRC communities. Is that an unexpected amount of "clout"?
How am I "trolling"? I'm asking honest questions because I want to know. What happens more often is that every Asahi Linux post gets dragged off topic praising the person's greatness in a cult like manner. That's why I mentioned "fanboyism" in some other post.
I'd prefer if we kept to technical discussion in these posts personally.
> I'd prefer if we kept to technical discussion in these posts personally.
That's really not what your posting history indicates. And bringing up the subject of "fanboyism" is pretty much the exact opposite; that's never going to take the conversation in a productive direction.
Going after "posting history" is already taking things in a non-productive direction. If I disliked vtubers I wouldn't watch them so much. I have a bigger issue with pitch changers as they make listening difficult. Most vtubers don't actually use them.
Yes
> Is Asahi Linux named after her?
Other way around, it’s a pseudonym created to work on the project, IIRC Lina got involved early-mid 2022 while Hector Martin started the project in late 2020 / early 2021.