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      • Linus Benedict Torvalds (/ ˈliːnəsˈtɔːrvɔːldz / LEE-nəs TOR-vawldz, [ 2 ]Finland Swedish: [ˈliːnʉs ˈtuːrvɑlds] ⓘ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel. He also created the distributed version control system Git.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Linus_TorvaldsLinus Torvalds - Wikipedia

    Linus Benedict Torvalds (/ ˈliːnəsˈtɔːrvɔːldz / LEE-nəs TOR-vawldz, [ 2 ]Finland Swedish: [ˈliːnʉs ˈtuːrvɑlds] ⓘ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel. He also created the distributed version control system Git.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Linus-TorvaldsLinus Torvalds | Biography, Linux, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 22, 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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  5. www.youtube.com › watchThe mind behind Linux | Linus Torvalds | TED - YouTube

    Linus Torvalds transformed technology twice — first with the Linux kernel, which helps power the Internet, and again with Git, the source code management sys...

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  8. www.wired.com › 2012 › 03Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3) | WIRED

    Mar 20, 2012 · When Linus Torvalds moved to the U.S. in the late 1990s, the Linux hype was at its peak. And Linux's creator was a particularly effective spokesman for the open-source revolution.

  9. www.bbc.com › news › technology-18419231Linus Torvalds: Linux succeeded thanks to selfishness and trust

    Jun 13, 2012 · Linux creator Linus Torvalds has won the Millennium Technology Prize and an accompanying cheque for 600,000 euros ($756,000; £486,000) from the Technology Academy of Finland.

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  10. www.internethalloffame.org › inductee › linus-torvaldsLinus Torvalds Inductee Biography - Internet Hall of Fame

    Linus Torvalds was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012. He was a creator of the Linux operating system and is a leading supporter of Open Source software.

  11. www.computinghistory.org.uk › det › 1790Linus Torvalds - Computing History

    Linus Torvalds was the developer of Linux, an Open Source Operating System that belongs to the UNIX family of OS's. In 1991 Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old computer science student at the University of Helsinki, Fin., having just purchased his first personal computer (PC), decided that he was not satisfied with the computer's operating system (OS).

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