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LINUX exists thanks to the proprietary [[UNIX]] operating system developed for midrange SYSTEM V [[AT&T]] servers. MINIX O/S predated the idea of UNIX-like system on personal computer platforms. Torvalds was an early MINIX enthusiast in the late 1980's.
 
LINUX exists thanks to the proprietary [[UNIX]] operating system developed for midrange SYSTEM V [[AT&T]] servers. MINIX O/S predated the idea of UNIX-like system on personal computer platforms. Torvalds was an early MINIX enthusiast in the late 1980's.
  
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* [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Steve Wozniak]], [[Bill Gates]]
 
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* [http://torvalds-family.blogspot.com/ Linus' blog at blogspot.com]
 
* [http://torvalds-family.blogspot.com/ Linus' blog at blogspot.com]
 
* {{Cite journal|last1=Young |first1=Robert |date = March 1994|title= Interview with Linus, the Author of Linux |journal= [[Linux Journal]] |issue=#1 |url= http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2736 }}
 
* {{Cite journal|last1=Young |first1=Robert |date = March 1994|title= Interview with Linus, the Author of Linux |journal= [[Linux Journal]] |issue=#1 |url= http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2736 }}
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* {{Cite book|ref=Torvalds| last = Torvalds | first = Linus | coauthors = David Diamond | title = [[Just for Fun|Just For Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary]] | publisher  = [[HarperCollins]] | year = 2001 | location = New York, New York, United States|isbn = 0-06-662072-4 }}
 
* {{Cite book|ref=Torvalds| last = Torvalds | first = Linus | coauthors = David Diamond | title = [[Just for Fun|Just For Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary]] | publisher  = [[HarperCollins]] | year = 2001 | location = New York, New York, United States|isbn = 0-06-662072-4 }}
  
==Further Reading==
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* {{Cite book| last = Himanen | first = Pekka | coauthors = Linus Torvalds, and Manuel Castells | title = The Hacker Ethic | publisher = Secker & Warburg | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-436-20550-5 }}
 
* {{Cite book| last = Himanen | first = Pekka | coauthors = Linus Torvalds, and Manuel Castells | title = The Hacker Ethic | publisher = Secker & Warburg | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-436-20550-5 }}
  

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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.

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

Torvalds rejects God and is an atheist.[1]

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 Anonymous Secure Operating System which is based on Linux and is just as easy as Ubuntu.

LINUX exists thanks to the proprietary UNIX operating system developed for midrange SYSTEM V AT&T servers. MINIX O/S predated the idea of UNIX-like system on personal computer platforms. Torvalds was an early MINIX enthusiast in the late 1980's.

See also

External links

Bibliography

Torvalds, Linus; David Diamond (2001). Just For Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary. New York, New York, United States: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-662072-4. 

Further reading

Himanen, Pekka; Linus Torvalds, and Manuel Castells (2001). The Hacker Ethic. Secker & Warburg. ISBN 0-436-20550-5. 

References