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OSWeekly: Combining Linux Kernel with Windows

Written By
MH
Matt Hartley
Feb 2, 2007

“Sometimes when I have a few minutes to spare, I enjoy running
stats with Google Trends. During one of my random searches, I came
across something that really stood out to me. It was a quote by
Larry McVoy of BitMover and an ongoing collaborator with Linus
Torvalds, the person behind the Linux operating system.

“In a quote from Forbes, McVoy had mentioned that he would be
‘thrilled’ to see Microsoft blend the Linux kernel with their
existing tools and libraries. No, this isn’t a joke. McVoy, CEO of
BitMover, actually said this…”


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MH

Matt Hartley

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