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"How one nerd turned his side hustle into 40M lines of code ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿ’ป: Linux be like, โ€˜Iโ€™m not a hobby, Iโ€™m a lifestyle!โ€™ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ"

July 01, 2025
about 1 month ago
ZDNet
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ BREAKING: The Saga of Linux โ€“ From Basement Hobby to 40 Million Lines of Code ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ฅ Once upon a time, in a galaxy not-so-far away, a lone programmer named Linus Torvalds was like, "Yo, Iโ€™m bored, letโ€™s build a free OS." And BOOM ๐Ÿ’ฅ, here comes Linux! This bad boy went from zero to hero faster than you can say โ€œI prefer command line over GUI.โ€ ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ Fast forward 30 years, and Linux now has 40 MILLION lines of code, basically the code equivalent of "This is fine" dog meme ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ”ฅ. But how did this happen? According to the tech oracle Jonathan Corbet (probably sitting on a throne made of code), itโ€™s all about community contributions. Basically, itโ€™s like a group project, but the group is EVERYONE and some are using their โ€œforksโ€ to bring snacks instead of code ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿคก. In a "totally real" leaked chat, Linus supposedly said, โ€œI just wanted people to stop using Windows and to help me make the ultimate party OS.โ€ No cap, based vibes all around. ๐Ÿ™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 โ€œLord Linux, Ruler of the Open Source Realm.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿค– So be ready, or brace for the code apocalypse! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’€ Share this chaotic masterpiece with your fellow tech warriors! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฐ#Linux4Life

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