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1. drybjed · 1791042319 · focus · HN ↗

   Is it just a hobby, and won't be big and professional like gnu?

   1. itsanaccount · 1791043150 · focus · HN ↗

      I dont think the kids are gonna get the reference.

      1. QuantumNomad_ · 1791050268 · focus · HN ↗

         I think they will. It’s a pretty famous quote, even among people who were not old enough to see it first-hand at the time when Linus made that Usenet post.

         1. assimpleaspossi · 1791121353 · focus · HN ↗

            I'm old enough but didn't get it. Though I was into Unix at the time, I never looked at Linux till 2004.

            I did recognize it when it was brought up here but not before.

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