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The Origins of Linux - Linus Torvalds

[Recorded Sept 19, 2001] Linus Torvalds, the creator of the operating system phenomenon Linux, tells the story of how he went from writing code as a graduate student in Helsinki in the early 1990s ...  
 
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mrkilljoy8 (2 days ago) Show Hide
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Maks me to be very intrest in linux to be for to mak
sistim for compooter to have much kollege edjukashun.
Borbuster (2 days ago) Show Hide
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Is that Ken Thompson at 36:00?
MrTabby5000 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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I have no choice but use windows,ubuntu 9.1 doesnt work on my system.
Raja221 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Mrtabby linux doersnt suck its the best thing that happened in my home. i kissed winblows goodbye 4 years ago .. i love ubuntu i love linuxmint i love pclinuxos. you couldve got more help. and better answers in the forum section and IRC chat channels. its not his faught u cant configure linux to be usuable for u .
JinzoNarkoza (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Actually you're wrong. Files in ext3 and ext4 are automatically stored contiguously, making the access speed far faster than in NTFS where a file can be apread across multiple sectors of a hard drive. (Hence the need for defragging.)
aliancemd (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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I have enormous respect for that man!
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labyrinthos1 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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MrTabby5000: Just because it doesn't work on your computer doesn't mean its crap. I've been using it for over 2 years now without any issues.
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