The links are there

The very first Linus link takes your to the Gmane archive of the
conversation which is where I go when I want to get into the details of the
thread (or watch a flamewar ;-). Much as I trust the LWN editorial staff
it's nice they provide the links to the direct source material so I can
always review it for myself.

In this case I agree with Jon, the focus of the article was fine.