Linus Torvalds





Linus Torvalds

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December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland

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Linus Benedict Torvalds is a software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the Linux kernel. He later became the chief architect of the Linux kernel, and now acts as the project's coordinator. He also created the revision control system Git.


Average rating: 3.79 · 738 ratings · 66 reviews · 4 distinct works
Just for Fun: The Story of ...
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The Hacker Ethic
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Sore Ga Boku Ni Wa Tanoshik...
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“software is like sex : it's better when it's free..”
Linus Torvalds

“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.”
Linus Torvalds

“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
Linus Torvalds



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