Watch: Linus Torvalds Talks About Why You Should Choose a Career in Linux | Linux Today

Watch: Linus Torvalds Talks About Why You Should Choose a Career in Linux

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Marius Nestor
May 4, 2016

It’s a very short video, of approximately one minute, but also very inspiring for those who want to start an IT career, and why they should choose to work in Linux-powered and Open Source environments. Linus Torvalds started Linux, as in the Linux kernel, twenty-five years ago, in 1991, as a hobby, as he wanted to have an OS for his own needs. And today, Linux is currently behind thousands of GNU/Linux operating systems and projects.

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Marius Nestor

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