RE: [DUG-OFFTOPIC]: Re: [DUG]: Kylix and the meaning of free

[Phil Scadden]

> FYI, the core of Linux was written by Linus whilst he was a _student_ in
> Finland programming at home in his own time using a 386 he scrounged up the
> money to buy. All his own resources I'd say.

The core yes. And living off whose resources if had time to do it as a student?
(Yes, that is just jealously - wish my student life was as easy).

However, the thing took life after that while he was doing a "job" in clearly
overfunded institution. (And definitely jealously again. Bet he never had a
timesheet to fill in).



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