Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 10th Aug 2007 21:01 UTC, submitted by irbis
"Linus Torvalds was only 22 when he decided in 1991 to share with friends and colleagues the code of Linux, the new OS he had created. The computer science student at the University of Helsinki could not imagine the revolution his decision would cause through the IT industry in the years to come. In this interview, he talks about why he released the code, offers his views on Microsoft and says the future belongs to open source."
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2006-01-03
No. The point is, he's just an ordinary motherfücker like any other in the army of free software writers. Yeah, he carved his name on a big tree, and have other spots on his karma, but he should not be praised for that.
On the other hand, is there a physicist that really admired Einstein? Another fairy tale in the making...