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Quote by Linus Torvalds

“I changed the Linux copyright license to be the GPL some time in the first half of 1992. Mostly because I had hated the lack of a cheaply and easily available UNIX when I had looked for one a year before.”

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Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds, born on December 28, 1969, is a renowned software engineer. He is the founder of the Linux operating system, which has had a profound impact on the global computer industry. During his studies at the University of Helsinki, Torvalds began developing Linux, releasing the first version in 1991. His work has not only promoted the development of open-source software but also advanced personal computer and server technology. more

“I'd like to point out that I don't think that there is anything fundamentally superior in the GPL as compared to the BSD license, for example. But the GPL is what I want to program with, because unlike the BSD license it guarantees that anybody who works on the project in the future will also contribute their changes back to the community.”

Thinking Want Community Example Projects Program Superiors Guarantees License Guarantees That

Author:Linus Torvalds

“When I do programming in my free time and for my own enjoyment, I really want to have a kind of protection: knowing that when I improve a program those improvements will continue to be available to me and others in future versions of the program.”

Want Kind My Own Knowing Program Available Protection Improvement Versions Enjoyment Programming Free Time

Author:Linus Torvalds

“Other people have other goals, and sometimes the BSD style licenses are better for those goals. I personally tend to prefer the GPL, but that really doesn't mean that the GPL is any way inherently superior - it depends on what you want the license to do.”

People Way Want Mean Sometimes Goal Style Depends What You Want Superiors License Licenses

Author:Linus Torvalds

“I never try to make any far-reaching predictions, so much can happen that it simply only makes you look stupid a few years later.”

Trying Years Looks Happens Stupid Reaching Predictions

Author:Linus Torvalds