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    Jan 26, 2004, 11:44 PM
    Is the Linux kernel open source?
    Is the Linux kernel open source? I heard on NPR today that Linus Torvalds is the only person who has access to the source code of the kernel.

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    Jan 27, 2004, 01:27 AM
    Is the Linux kernel open source?
    Is the Linux kernel open source? I heard on NPR today that Linus Torvalds is the only person who has access to the source code of the kernel.

    -zylstra
    The linux kernel is fully open source, distributed under the GNU GPL.

    You can download the full kernel source from here. :)

    What is this "NPR" that you refer to?

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