Happy birthday 🎊🎉 GNU/Linux.

Today GNU/Linux is 32 years old.

It was thankfully released to the public on August 25th, 1991 by Linus Torvalds when he was only 21 years old student.

What a lovely journey 🤍

  • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I have a feeling he's more okay with having less fortune though. Just the impression I get about him.

    • flashgnash@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I can't imagine he's struggling for money, he's a smart guy and wrote an OS used in some capacity by so many corporations

      He's probably written books that sell quite well

      • irmoz@reddthat.com
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        1 year ago

        "He oversees and has final say over every line of code [of Linux] to this day. The Linux Foundation pays Linus around $1.5 million per year to support the software."

        https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/linus-torvalds-net-worth/

        He has an estimated net worth of $150 million.

        https://www.linuxfordevices.com/tutorials/linux/linus-torvalds-net-worth

      • nestEggParrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 year ago

        They meant gain wealth like apple founders or any other big tech. Believe he derives a salary from Linux foundation for his work. I don't imagine that being anything comparable to owning large percentage of a tech company.

        • flashgnash@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          True but he's also going to make more than enough to live comfortably I'm sure

          Don't need to be a billionaire to have a good comfortable life