“Linus Torvalds summed up the growth of Linux in the last year
by noting, “We used to have plush toys. Now we have credit
cards.”
“Hall talked about Torvald’s first speaking engagement in the
United States, heard by all of 40 people. And he recalled his
impression of the Finnish student’s technology.”
“I remember one slide in particular I had, which had one
bullet,” Hall said. “It said, ‘Linux is inevitable.’“