What commercialism has brought to Linux has been the incentive to make…

Linus Torvalds
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What commercialism has brought to Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all the packaging issues worked out. ✨ Linux's Linus Torvalds Interview. Interview with Hiroo Yamagata, www.drdobbs.com. January 1, 2002.
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What commercialism has brought to Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all the packaging issues worked out. ✨ Linux's Linus Torvalds Interview. Interview with Hiroo Yamagata, www.drdobbs.com. January 1, 2002.

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