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Linux, started by Linus Torvalds in 1991 as a student hobby project, became foundational infrastructure for the modern internet and cloud computing.

Linus Torvalds

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Linux began in 1991 as a student's hobby, freely shared. Today it quietly runs most of the world's servers, phones and supercomputers — open collaboration at planetary scale.

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Linus Torvalds'ın 1991'de bir öğrenci hobi projesi olarak başlattığı Linux, modern internet ve bulut bilişim için temel altyapılardan biri hâline geldi.
Linus Torvalds

Linux, 1991'de bir öğrencinin serbestçe paylaştığı bir hobi olarak başladı. Bugün, dünyanın sunucularının, telefonlarının ve süper bilgisayarlarının çoğunu sessizce çalıştırır — gezegen ölçeğinde açık işbirliği.

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