Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

275 Pages·2014·12.37 MB·English

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LINUX
and DAVID DIAMOND
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CREATOR OF LINUX,
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Date: Mon, 18 Oc1t 9991 4:12:7-20700 (PDT)
From: LinuTso rvalds <[email protected]>
To: David Diamond< [email protected]>
Subject:Ho humm. .
MIME-Version: 1.0
I hope this iss till your emaila ddress.I noticed
that Id idn't have any contacti nformationf ory ou
anywhere, probablyb ecause I'ev trashedy our business
carda long with allt he others, and becausey ou've
actualyl contatced me by phone much more than by
email.
I've thoughta loto ver the weekend, and yiofu 're
interested, I thiIn'k mg etting more and more inter­
ested. Let'sc ut a deal: If you thinwke can make a
fun book, anmd ore importantliyf you thiwnek can
have fun makingi t, let'sg o for it. You'dd rag me
(with family) camping and (withoutf amily) skydiving.
Things that I wouldn't ever do otherwise, just
becauseI think I'mt oob usy. Give me ane xcuse to do
the thingsI haven'td one duringt he lastt hreey ears
even though all the opportunitiesa re ther.e . So.
maybe I wouldn'tr eada book aboutm e when it'sd one,
but atl eastI 'dh ave fuwni th it.
Linus
..A.n ds ometriemveosl,uj tuigsoetsnt ta urwciiketi sht .
LniuTsorv alds
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