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LearningBusiness.fi: Finnish Open Source–Flying High from the Very Beginning

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“Finns have been the carrying forces and figureheads in the
development of open source software. The Finnish Centre for Open
Source Software, COSS, aims to keep Finland in the van of
development regarding the use of open source in business, too.

“Linux with its penguin logo is known as the flagship of the
Finnish open source know-how. This operating system has risen to
challenge Windows. Linus Torvalds who, at the time was studying
computer science in the University of Helsinki, started to develop
Linux in 1990…”

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