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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Linux. Finland.

Wouldn't have been created without the free universal education that provided Torvalds the free access to university's licenses and hardware.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Big one. Basically the whole modern world depends on Linux and I don't even think that's too much of an exaggeration

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux itself probably doesn't get enough credit. People still think it's an obscure nerd OS.

[–] Cabrio 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Linux isn't an OS, but you GNU that.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

What else is an outcome of that? If it is indeed due to the educational policies, then there has to be other notable and recognizable outcomes. If there's nothing else notable, then I think the credit is where it is due, to Linus.