Convincing so-called "nerds" our OSes aren't Linux?

[metallevel]

Frankly I'm quite surprised no one here apparently does what I do:

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jmp short BEGIN
signature: db 'BL stg 1 by J. Blow'
BEGIN:

Just stick it at the beginning of the 1st stage bootloader (or the kernel if your using a FAT filesystem) and if anyone asks for proof then open the image file with a hex editor. Heck if your using a floppy image and rolling your own filesystem it may even be the first thing they see!