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Is Linus Torvalds a hacker? [closed]
Maybe wrong place for the question, but I couldn't find the answer.
The wiki says he's software engineer and hacker. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds)
Is it true?
I must tell I haven't ...
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What is a socket?
Could someone explain to me what a socket is? I see it in many acronyms in context of SSL, etc.
Also, why is it called a socket? Is it purely because it was what a name they invented? Or was it the ...
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Why do /usr and /tmp directories for Linux miss vowels in their spellings?
I have often started to think about this but never found a good answer. Why are these two Unix directories not /user and /temp instead?
All the other directories under root seem to be exactly what ...
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Why is there a * When There is Mention of Unix Throughout the Internet?
I've noticed that throughout the Internet, within forums and blog posts, Unix always has a * in the word, whether it is *nix or Un*x, as I noticed at the welcoming banner at the Unix StackExchange ...
