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On this day in 1991, Linus Torvalds announced he was working on what would become Linux
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This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I don't think the usability problems with Linux are even visible to most Linux users. Most Linux users are probably either "at least mildly techy (and has been using Linux for a while)" or "just needs web and e-mails."