Linux and Linux Foundation were founded by Linus Torvalds.
Design and development efforts started in July 1991.
Linux launched publicly in September 1991.
Linux was incorporated as Open Source Development Labs in October 2002 and as Linux Foundation in February 2007.
Linux Foundation was headquartered in San Francisco, USA.
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2002 OCT Articles of Incorporation
2008 JUL Oral History of Linus Torvalds
2012 JUN Aalto Talk with Linus Torvalds
2016 May The mind behind Linux