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Torvalds: Contributors' boss is not my concern

Linux kernel co-ordinator Linus Torvalds has revealed he sometimes doesn't know who the people involved in Linux work for

Published: 12 Feb 2008 16:52 GMT

Tags: Employees, Kernel, Projects, Corporations

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