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Linus Benedict Torvalds (/ ˈ l iː n ə s ˈ t ɔːr v ɔː l d z / LEE-nəs TOR-vawldz, Finland Swedish: [ˈliːnʉs ˈtuːrvɑlds] ⓘ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel.
Linus Torvalds is the creator of Linux kernel and a GitHub user with 210k followers. He has 7 public repositories, including linux, uemacs, test-tlb, and subsurface-for-dirk.
- Portland, OR
- Linux Foundation
Jun 21, 2024 · Linus Torvalds (born December 28, 1969, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish computer scientist who was the principal force behind the development of the Linux operating system. At age 10 Torvalds began to dabble in computer programming on his grandfather’s Commodore VIC-20.
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Linus Torvalds transformed technology twice — first with the Linux kernel, which helps power the Internet, and again with Git, the source code management system used by developers worldwide.
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Linus Torvalds transformed technology twice -- first with the Linux kernel, which helps power the Internet, and again with Git, the source code management system used by developers worldwide. In a rare interview with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Torvalds discusses with remarkable openness the personality traits that prompted his unique ...
Apr 6, 2015 · Learn how Linus Torvalds created Git, the distributed source control system, in response to BitKeeper's issues. Read his insights on Git's design, performance, adoption and future.
ZDNET's Steven Vaughan-Nichols interviews Linus Torvalds at the 2022 Linux Plumbers Conference in Dublin. They discuss Torvalds's views on Rust, his work schedule, his M2 MacBook Air and his scuba diving hobby.
