Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set …

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Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests. ✨ Linux's Linus Torvalds Interview. Interview with Hiroo Yamagata, www.drdobbs.com. January 1, 2002.
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