Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California i…

Linus Torvalds
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Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day. ✨ The Pragmatist of Free Software. Interview with Hiroo Yamagata, www.tlug.jp. September 30, 1997.
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Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day. ✨ The Pragmatist of Free Software. Interview with Hiroo Yamagata, www.tlug.jp. September 30, 1997.

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