Linux kernel origins: derivative work or independent implementation debate

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Linus Torvalds copied MINIX code in 1991 when creating Linux, contradicting the narrative of independent development.

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/g/109401435 ↗ live · archive accusatory evergreen 23 replies Linus Torvalds copied MINIX code in 1991 when creating Linux, contradicting the narrative of independent development.

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