Linus Torvalds

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Linus Benedict Torvalds ; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. He now acts as the project's coordinator. Linus was inspired by Minix (an operating system developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum) to develop a capable Unix-like operating system that could be run on a PC. Linux now also runs on many other architectures. Wikipedia
Also known as:
Linus Benedict Torvalds
Born:
December 28, 1969
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  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for Linus Torvalds. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds

  • YouTube - Tech Talk: Linus...

    Linus Torvalds visits Google to share his thoughts on git, the source control management system he created two years ago.
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8

  • Torvalds's home page

    www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/torvalds/

  • Linus Torvalds biography by...

    Linus Torvalds is the world's most famous computer programmer and also its most famous Finn.
    www.linfo.org/linus.html

  • CNN.com - Reclusive Linux...

    Portland, Oregon is the unlikely capital of a global software revolution. The revolution is called Open Source. And its leader? Linus Torvalds, the reclusive founder of Linux.
    cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/05/18/global.office.linustorvalds/i...

  • The Code (2001)

    Himself Linus Torvalds ... Himself Theodore Ts'o ...
    www.imdb.com/title/tt0315417/

  • Wired 11.11: Leader of the...

    Leader of the Free World How Linus Torvalds became benevolent dictator of Planet Linux, the biggest collaborative project in history.
    www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.11/linus_pr.html

  • Wired 11.07: The Peacemaker

    The Peacemaker How Linus Torvalds, the man behind Linux, keeps the revolution from becoming a jihad.
    www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.07/40torvalds.html

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  • Linux Online - Linus...

    Linus Torvalds was born on December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland. He is the son of Nils and Anna Torvalds. Both parents pursued careers in journalism. ...
    www.linux.org/info/linus.html

Quotes by Linus Torvalds See more quotes

  • "Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect. "
  • "Talk is cheap. Show me the code. "
  • "I think I was named equally for Linus the peanut-cartoon character"
  • "open source is the only right way to do software"
  • "Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had. "