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		ma2rten on March 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3) The other reason is so that you can buy expensive stuff to impress your peers, but Linus found another way to impress his peers as well.

itmag on March 21, 2012 [–]

The third reason is so you can change the world.

slowpoke on March 21, 2012 | [–]

Linus didn't and doesn't need money to change the world. He already did, and continues to do so.

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