View Full Version : Linus Torvalds: American Citizen
zer010
October 27th, 2010, 08:09 PM
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/66241
Congratulations, Linus!
Verbeck
October 27th, 2010, 08:32 PM
and now the linux kernel was first written by an american programmer/hacker
cpmman
October 27th, 2010, 08:36 PM
No - it was written by a Finn who became an American citizen.
koenn
October 27th, 2010, 08:45 PM
No - it was written by a Finn who became an American citizen.
the media tend to iron out such subtleties :)
oobuntoo
October 27th, 2010, 09:10 PM
He can now be referred to as Finnish-born American. We Americans can now take credit for inventing Linux :biggrin:
cpmman
October 27th, 2010, 09:14 PM
Why not - a nation that can take credit for everything created during its 234 year independant history.
Sporkman
October 27th, 2010, 09:34 PM
We are a debtor nation. We indulge ourselves in generous amounts of credit.
cpmman
October 27th, 2010, 09:43 PM
As most are. Well said.
koenn
October 27th, 2010, 09:44 PM
He can now be referred to as Finnish-born American. We Americans can now take credit for inventing Linux :biggrin:
you can fool some people all of the time,
and you can fool all people some of the time,
but ...
cpmman
October 27th, 2010, 09:50 PM
you can fool some people all of the time,
and you can fool all people some of the time,
but ...
A quote from Winston Churchill who was ... (American mother)
grief -l
October 27th, 2010, 10:15 PM
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/66241
Congratulations, Linus!
LOL --- congratulations?? Not sure what to make of that.
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