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10 Reasons Why the Linux Community Could Influence iPhone Sales

February 8th, 2010 | No Comments

News Analysis: Linux creator Linus Torvalds has publicly stated that he has purchased and likes Google’s Nexus One smartphone. It’s no small endorsement. With Torvalds’ support comes a full Linux community that is ready and willing to take on the iPhone.
– Although the combined market share of Linux distributions pales in
comparison with Windows or Mac OS X, the Linux community is strong, engaged
and, perhaps most importantly, loyal. Part of that is due to the community’s
strong feelings against closed software, especially products sold by Microsof…


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Linus Torvalds Calls Google Nexus One a Winner

February 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Linus Torvalds, the man who created the Linux operating system on which Android is based, said he likes using the Google Nexus One smartphone for its Google Maps Navigation turn-by-turn GPS software. Torvalds said he generally hates phones because they are irritating and disturb you as you work or read or whatever, but is intrigued by Linux-based phones. The Google navigation Torvalds enjoys is the Google Maps Navigation turn-by-turn GPS feature so many users have found useful since it launched on the Motorola Droid in November.
– The Google Nexus One smartphone, based on Google’s Android
operating system, is getting fans in high-profile tech places even as it
battles a reputation for poor 3G service.
Linus
Torvalds, the man who created the Linux operating system on which Android
is based, purchased a Nexus One and spok…


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Aug. 25, 1991: Kid From Helsinki Foments Linux Revolution

August 25th, 2009 | No Comments

1991: Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old university student from Finland, writes a post to a user group asking for feedback on a little project he’s working on. He’s built a simple kernel for a Unix-like operating system that runs on an Intel 386 processor, and he wants to develop it further. The kernel eventually becomes Linux, [...]

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