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Linus Torvalds to be Awarded Honorary Doctorate

Thanks to Fredrik
Henbjork
for this report.

A
press communique in Swedish
reports:

“Young Computer Genius One of This Year’s Honorary Doctors

“This year’s honorary doctors at Stockholm University have been
awarded. Among them is the merely 29 year old Finnish-Swede Linus
Torvalds, who, among other things, created the world famous Linux
operating system.”

“Torvalds resides in Santa Clara, USA…”

“The honorary doctorates are going to be formally awarded at a
ceremony in Bla Hallen in the Stockholm City Hall on Friday the
24th of September…”

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