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Famous Nerds #10 (cont)

Linus' Linux

  • wanted O/S for his PC
  • preferred Unix to Windows
  • wrote own version of Unix
  • released source code 1991
  • the rest is history ...
    		•    Linus Torvalds
    • native of Helsinki, Finland
    • mid 1980's ... CS undergrad
    • late 1980's ... CS Masters
    • early 1990's ... wrote Linux
    • late 1990's ... Open Source leader
    • 1997-2003 ... Transmeta
      (Silicon Valley startup; low-power Crusoe chip)
    • currently ... Linux Foundation
    • favourite beer: Guinness (on tap)