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Linux Development: 7 Surprising Facts About Who Writes Linux

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Sean Michael Kerner
Sep 17, 2013

The Linux kernel got its start 22 years ago with the work of Finnish software developer Linus Torvalds. Over the past two decades, Torvalds’ project has grown significantly as an increasing number of developers have joined him in the development of Linux. Linux development isn’t just an individual developer activity however, as corporate development and contributions have played a key role in the evolution of Linux.
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