There were open source projects and free software before Linux was the…

Linus Torvalds
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There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible and one of the bigger technical projects in this area, and it changed how people looked at it because Linux took both the practical and ideological approach. ✨ Reclusive Linux founder opens up. Interview with Kristie Lu Stout, edition.cnn.com. May 19, 2006.
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