A Quote by Linus Torvalds

I'm not worried about the kernel itself or the basic system. All the commercialization is about the distributions and the applications. As such, it only brings value-added things to Linux, and it doesn't take anything away from the Linux scene.

Linus Torvalds

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Linus Torvalds
Finnish - Businessman
Born: December 28, 1969

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Linus Torvalds