Linus Torvalds, Torvalds, Linus (2000-08-25), Message to linux-kernel mailing list, retrieved: 2006-08-28
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Talk is cheap. Show me the code.
— Linus Torvalds on Free software
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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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