Torvalds, Linus (2015-01-15), Linus Torvalds on why he isn’t nice: "I don’t care about you" , retrieved: 2015-01-20
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I am a lazy person, which is why I like open source, for other people to do work for me.
— Linus Torvalds
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About Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American computer programmer, best known as the creator of the Linux kernel.
About Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American computer programmer, best known as the creator of the Linux kernel.
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