(2007-08-20), Re: clarification on git, central repositories and commit access lists, work: kde-core-deve*de.org, publisher: Linux Weekly News, retrieved: 2007-12-28
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I have an ego the size of a small planet, but I'm not _always_ right [...].
— 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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