The Open-Source Rebel.
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In 1991, Linus Torvalds was just another computer science student in Helsinki-quiet, curious, and frustrated by the limitations of the software available to him.
What began as a personal project in a small bedroom soon attracted programmers from around the world. Together, they built something no one thought could survive: a free operating system created not by a corporation, but by a community.
As technology giants fought to control the future of computing, Linus found himself at the center of a revolution he never intended to start.
Based on real events and brought to life through vivid scenes, dialogue, and drama, The Open-Source Rebel tells the remarkable story of the man whose code came to power the internet, supercomputers, and billions of devices across the globe.
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