Linux creator Linus Torvalds discusses how the recent venture capital wave hitting the open-source community will affect his 15-year-old operating system's future in this Q&A. 

For one, open-source programmers stand to profit, both financially and in popularity, Torvalds says: "There is so much value in open source that it’s actually very valuable to be known as an open-source developer." http://smallbusiness.itworld.com/4378/060825linus1/index.html

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