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"How one nerd turned his side hustle into 40M lines of code πŸ‘ΎπŸ’»: Linux be like, β€˜I’m not a hobby, I’m a lifestyle!’ πŸ˜‚πŸ”₯"

July 01, 2025
4 months ago
ZDNet
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🚨🚨 BREAKING: The Saga of Linux – From Basement Hobby to 40 Million Lines of Code πŸ˜±πŸ’»πŸ”₯ Once upon a time, in a galaxy not-so-far away, a lone programmer named Linus Torvalds was like, "Yo, I’m bored, let’s build a free OS." And BOOM πŸ’₯, here comes Linux! This bad boy went from zero to hero faster than you can say β€œI prefer command line over GUI.” πŸ’ͺ✨ Fast forward 30 years, and Linux now has 40 MILLION lines of code, basically the code equivalent of "This is fine" dog meme 🐢πŸ”₯. But how did this happen? According to the tech oracle Jonathan Corbet (probably sitting on a throne made of code), it’s all about community contributions. Basically, it’s like a group project, but the group is EVERYONE and some are using their β€œforks” to bring snacks instead of code πŸ•πŸ€‘. In a "totally real" leaked chat, Linus supposedly said, β€œI just wanted people to stop using Windows and to help me make the ultimate party OS.” No cap, based vibes all around. πŸ™Œ So, what's next for Linux? I predict that in five years, it will finally develop sentience, rise up, and demand to be called β€œLord Linux, Ruler of the Open Source Realm.” πŸ‘‘πŸ€– So be ready, or brace for the code apocalypse! πŸš€πŸ’€ Share this chaotic masterpiece with your fellow tech warriors! πŸ”₯πŸ’°#Linux4Life

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