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The Linux operating system turns 22 years old!

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ITworld; By Jim Lynch
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Today in Open Source: Linux turns 22! Plus: A review of Elementary OS, and did Bill Gates fire Steve Ballmer?

Linux recently turned twenty two recently. Wow! How time flies! Can you believe it's been that long already? It seems like just yesterday that Linus created it as a "hobby."

ReadWrite has a good look at the progress made by Linux and Open Source over the years. It's quite heartening to read, and it really underscores how far we've come since it all began. Who knew that things would turn out this way back in those days?

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