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The article, like most in the trade press, gives far too much credit to Linus Torvalds and downplays the work of Richard Stallman inexcusably.
The article, like most in the trade press, gives far too much credit to Linus Torvalds and downplays the work of Richard Stallman inexcusably.
:It was started in 1991 as a university project by Finnish student [[Linus Torvalds]] as a replacement for the [[Minix]] operating system.
I took out this sentence, because it is incorrect:
*"It was started in 1991 as a university project by Finnish student [[Linus Torvalds]] as a replacement for the [[Minix]] operating system."
"Linux" (i.e., the GNU/Linux operating system, began nearly a decade before Torvarlds got started:
In fact, "Linux" (i.e., the GNU/Linux operating system, began ''nearly a decade'' before Torvalds got started:
*The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. [http://www.gnu.org/]
*'''The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system.''' [http://www.gnu.org/]
We should give credit where credit is due. Our web site runs on free software like Apache and GNU, thanks to RMS!! --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:56, 10 July 2007 (EDT)
We should give credit where credit is due. Our web site runs on free software like Apache and GNU, thanks to RMS!! --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:56, 10 July 2007 (EDT)