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Linus Torvalds is born on December 28, 1969 in Finland.
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In 1987, Torvalds purchased his first computer, the Sinclair QL. This computer was one of the first 32-bit computers that could be used at home.
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Torvalds began his degree at the University of Helsinki. He completed a master's degree in computer science.
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This language is what Torvalds used to create the core of the Linux operatinf system.
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Torvalds bought a new computer, the Intel 80386-based IBM PC and he also got the MINIX operating system. With this computer and this operating system, he began to create the Linux operating system.
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Torvalds announced his new opperating decision, Linux kernal. It began as a small amount of C files.
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Torvalds meets his wife, Tove nee Moni. They now have 3 daughters.
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Torvalds was goven options for stock in his company Linux. After his company went public, the stock value rose by about $20,000,000.
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Trivolds began to work for the Open Source Development Labs. Since Trivolds has been working there, it has become the Linux foundation.
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By 2006, about 2 percent of the Linux programming was written by Torvalds. This is considered a significsnt amount.
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Linux has grown quite a bit since its release in 1991. It started as just a few C file. Curretly, Linux consists of more than 18 million lines of source code.
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Torvalds currently has the highest authority to decide which new codes should be added into the Lenux kernel. He also owns the Linux trademark.
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