Torvalds, Linus (1991-08-25), Post, work: news:comp.os.minix, publisher: Google Groups, retrieved: 2006-08-28 This was the launch of Linux.
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I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.
— Linus Torvalds
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Source: Wikiquote: "Linus Torvalds" (Quotes, 1990s, 1991–94)
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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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