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Linux Quote of the Week: Honoring Linus Torvalds

Linux Quote of the Week: Honoring Linus Torvalds
By Jeremy Geelan
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October 7, 2003 12:00 AM EDT
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"Hero of the open source movement, geek made good, thorn in Bill Gates' side - there are so many reasons why people vote for Linus Torvalds each year."

"In a nutshell it's because he embodies the idea that there is always another way, an antidote to the Microsofts of this world, evidence that the idea of the 'community' within IT is still there. If it wasn't for the presence of Lara Croft and Xena Warrior Princess, techies around the world would have posters of Torvalds on their walls."

 Silicon.com, on the selection of Linus Torvalds as fifth on its list of the top 50 Agenda Setters in the tech world.

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Jeremy Geelan is President & COO of Cloud Expo, Inc. and Conference Chair of the worldwide Cloud Expo series. He appears regularly at conferences and trade shows, speaking to technology audiences both in North America and overseas. He is executive producer and presenter of Cloud Expo's "Power Panels" on SYS-CON.TV.

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