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Portland State University

Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications

2006

Oregon -- Portland

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Da Torvalds Code: Opening Regional Minds To Open Source, Mateusz Perkowski Jul 2006

Da Torvalds Code: Opening Regional Minds To Open Source, Mateusz Perkowski

Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications

Discusses the history and future of the Open Source Movement in Oregon, what makes Oregon attractive to software developers, and why open source software is attractive to software developers. Focuses on local efforts to organize the nebulous global community of open source developers, and examines local companies that use open source software in their products. Also considers the impact of having Linus Torvalds, one of the pioneers of the open source movement and creator of Linux, living in the Portland, Oregon, area.