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Chapter 1: Boot time

Part 1: Linus Torvalds at Villa Montalvo

+ Discussion: Was the Villa Montalvo the best place to begin?

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Part 2: Starting points

+ Discussion: Free software in the 11th century?

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Part 3: The bamboo forest

+ Discussion: Not enough tech, too much bamboo?

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Chapter 2: Free speech and free software

Part 1: Power to the people, from the code

+ Discussion: Was Berkeley Unix really free speech's greatest friend and best weapon?

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Part 2: Do-it-yourself Giant Brains

+ Discussion: Hardware, software, hackers don't care -- they just want the machine to go!

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Chapter 6: The rise of the penguin

Part 1: The lore-masters of Finland

+ Discussion: Is the author a stooge for Finnish public relations?

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Chapter 7: Worse is better

Part 1: Big Blue and Linux: a love story

+Discussion: Is IBM free software's best corporate friend?

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