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Computer · True or False?

GitHub was founded by the creator of the Linux Kernel

The answer is False.

Explanation

Though Linus Torvalds did create Git, the version control system GitHub is built on, GitHub itself was founded in 2008 by Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, Tom Preston-Werner, and Scott Chacon. Torvalds built Git in 2005 specifically to manage Linux kernel development, and GitHub went on to be acquired by Microsoft in 2018 for $7.5 billion in stock.

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