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'''Linus Torvalds''', born December 28, 1969 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], is a [[software]] engineer from [[Finland]] whose best-known accomplishment is the initiation of the development of the [[open source]] [[operating system]] [[Linux]], starting in 1991.  He remains the lead coordinator of the project and self-styled "benevolent dictator of Planet Linux".  Torvalds has remained a prolific contributor to the project, and as of 2006, had written fully 2% of the code in the kernel.  He is also noted for initiating the Git project for version control.

'''Linus Torvalds''', born December 28, 1969 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], is a [[software]] engineer from [[Finland]] whose best-known accomplishment is the initiation of the development of the [[open source]] [[operating system]] [[Linux]], starting in 1991.  He remains the lead coordinator of the project and self-styled "benevolent dictator of Planet Linux".  Torvalds has remained a prolific contributor to the project, and as of 2006, had written fully 2% of the code in the kernel.  He is also noted for initiating the Git project for version control.

Torvalds has a more pragmatic view of the [[open source]] model than other prominent developers, including [[Richard Stallman]].  Though an advocate of the open source development model, Torvalds insists that he uses the "best tool for the job", and has been known to use certain proprietary software in the past.

Torvalds has a more pragmatic view of the [[open source]] model than other prominent developers, including [[Richard Stallman]].  Though an advocate of the open source development model, Torvalds insists that he uses the "best tool for the job", and has been known to use certain proprietary software in the past.  

==Religion==

==Religion==

==Linux==

==Linux==

Torvalds is the primary developer of [[Linux]] - a free component of the [[GNU/Linux]] [[operating system]] that in the past was notorious for its difficulty of use to people without an advanced understanding of computers, but in the past decade has made significant progress in becoming easier for non-experts to use. The [[Ubuntu]] distribution of [[GNU/Linux]] in particular has been praised for its ease of use. Now popular is the [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System]] which is based on Linux and is just as easy as Ubuntu.

Torvalds is the primary developer of [[Linux]] - a free component of the [[GNU/Linux]] [[operating system]] that in the past was notorious for its difficulty of use to people without an advanced understanding of computers, but in the past decade has made significant progress in becoming easier for non-experts to use. The [[Ubuntu]] distribution of [[GNU/Linux]] in particular has been praised for its ease of use. Now popular is the [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System]] which is based on Linux and is just as easy as Ubuntu.

==Prescient Quotes on Linux Surveillance==

==Prescient Quotes on Linux Surveillance==