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Arrived in Helsinki the next day,
Without the boss's arrangement, Fan Qingyun and Luo Qianjin went out early in the morning and didn't come back until noon, with thick frost on their eyebrows.
"Oh, I'm freezing to death, I'm freezing to death, I feel like my face is numb from the cold." Fan Qingyun's face turned blue from the cold, and he kept jumping.
Luo Qianjin said pitifully;
"I feel like I don't own both feet anymore. The weather here is too cold. The worst thing is Lao Fan, who yelled to go out early in the morning, but he didn't go to work until 9:30, and we waited outside for more than an hour for nothing. Almost froze."
"Hey! My fault, it's all my fault." Fan Qingyun was a little embarrassed.
Holding a hot coffee pot, Wang Yaocheng poured a large cup for each of them;
"Drink some coffee to warm up your body first. The heating in the room is too hot. After a while, you can relax a bit. Go to the snow field and bring back two basins of dry snow. Wipe your hands and feet. It must be red, so that the blood They are completely circulated to prevent hands and feet from freezing."
"Why."
After being busy for a while, Fan Qingyun began to report the news he had inquired about;
Linus Benadict Torvalds is 23 years old this year, and his grandfather, Leo Waldemar Tongquiwit, is a professor of statistics at the University of Helsinki.
Linus has lived here since he was a child, and spent his college time here. Almost every faculty member at the University of Helsinki knows him.
Speaking of Linus, a scruffy Finnish young man, he is a genius who learns computer programs. He originally developed the Linux operating system, but it was only for the convenience of hacking into the school system, reading news or programming online.
At that time, dial-up Internet access at home was slow and expensive, and Internet access through the school computer was free and fast.
With this simple desire, he quickly acted.
One year ago, on January 2, 1991, just after Christmas, Finland was full of snow and winter season.
With the money from Christmas and birthday red envelopes, Linus spent $3,500 in a mom-and-pop computer shop in Helsinki to DIY a computer with a plain appearance but a sturdy interior.
Later, he configured a minix version of the Unix operating system for the new computer.
When everything was ready, Linus started to work hard, and soon he discovered that the minix version of the Unix operating system was not easy to use at all, it was super bad.
However, for the sake of the black school system, he spent all his pocket money, and Linus scratched his head anxiously when he couldn't achieve his goal.
Straightforwardly;
In this case, start from the bare metal and rewrite an operating system.
Anyway, in Finland in winter, Linus has nowhere to go except staying at home. Linus has neither girlfriend nor boyfriend, just a nerd.
Therefore
Linus started a monotonous 24 hours a day;
Programming ~ sleeping ~ programming ~ eating pretzels ~ programming ~ eating bread or taking a bath ~ programming
Father Nils Torvalds said to his mother Mitch worriedly; "This child has lost touch with the outside world. Hurry up and let him find a job and make some friends."
Mickey is more worried about another thing; "If he stays at home all day, how can a good girl fall in love with him?"
"well!"
Both of them sighed at the same time.
After eight and a half months, Linus finally finished typing the last line of code. The initial version of the Linux operating system was uploaded to ftp, with more than 10,000 lines of source code.
Now
This poor boy can't even afford $100. He develops the Linux operating system purely for fun and has no commercial purpose.
Although the Linux operating system has been uploaded, it has gradually aroused the interest of computer enthusiasts, but no major companies have paid attention to it.
this¡¡
It is the opportunity that Wang Yaocheng has been waiting for for a long time, and it is also the ultimate goal of this trip.
Wang Yaocheng thought about it carefully, and said; "Well, tomorrow we will pay a visit at home and discuss this issue face to face."
"Should we take a closer look? As far as I know, his father, Nils Torvalds, was an active red activist. He was once elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Finland. Should we be more cautious and get in touch with other people? Let¡¯s hear what their family members think first?¡±; In 1991, the per capita income of Finland was 25,000 US dollars. This Nordic country has the smallest gap between the rich and the poor in the world. This also means that even university professors are not much higher than ordinary workers.
At the same time, Finland is also a high-tax and high-welfare society, and 14% of the income is used to pay taxes.
It doesn't cost money to go to school, and it doesn't cost money for medical care. The biggest expenses of ordinary people are mortgages and car loans. The other is to travel abroad or have a cabin in the countryside for vacation.
Therefore, relying on the work of Mr. Niels Torvalds to support the family, the family's living expenses are still relatively tight.
"Mitch, didn't you always want to go to Italy for vacation? Enjoy the warm Mediterranean sun and sandy beach." Mr. Niels Torvalds' voice was a little dry; "Linus, didn't you always want a better computer , and a second-hand car of my own, I can take my friends to play by the lake.¡±
"Nils, I remember your dream of owning a Harley motorcycle, riding it across the European continent, and arriving in Normandy, France." Mrs. Mitch said softly.
Linus was completely speechless, this matter was no longer in his hands, and he was also very moved by the dollar bills on the table, and he couldn't even say a word of rejection.
A 486 computer, what a cool thing that should be.
Fan Qingyun stood up when he saw the opportunity, and extended his hand enthusiastically; "It's a happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation."
The matter was settled so easily. Immediately, Luo Qianjin brought the appointed patent lawyer to come, and quickly completed the corresponding procedures.
Since then, the patent of the Linux operating system has entered the pocket of Arctic Ocean Company, and it will never come out. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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