Linus torvalds on the evolution and future of linux. In a posting on the linux kernel mailing list, the linux. Just for fun, the 2001 autobiography of linux kernel creator linus torvalds. He hasnt made any money off his software, though hes practically created a revolution. Fascinated by the economy and elegance of experimental operating system minix, computer scientist linus torvalds wrote an operating system kernel and shared it with independent programmers. Corporates were rare on lkml, most people were just hobbyists, professionalism wasnt expected and little important hardware depended on the quality of the code going in. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the internet for free. Linus torvalds on fun, the linux kernel, and the future. Just for fun linus torvalds paperback harpercollins publishers. Linus torvalds biography, the story of an accidental revolutionary by linus torvalds and david diamond, torvalds says that linux. Linus torvalds, born december 28, 1969, helsinki, finland, 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 grandfathers commodore vic20.
Linus benedict torvalds is a computer scientist, born december 28, 1969, in helsinki, finland his parents named him after linus pauling. Linus torvalds was the developer of linux, an open source operating system that belongs to the unix family of oss. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Linus torvalds invented the linux operating system which is used to run the vast majority of computer servers connected to the internet.
In 2001, he shared the takeda award for socialeconomic wellbeing with richard stallman and ken sakamura. Diamond just for fun the story of an accidental revolutionary 1. That day if torvalds would have accepted the proposal of steve jobs, today the world would not been the same. It is mostly written as an autobiography, with shorter sections between chapters from a coauthor, a journalist, david diamond whose idea it was to write a book about linus in the first place. Contribute to limkokholejustforfunlinustorvalds development by creating an. How linus torvalds found fun, and a new operating system. Torvalds also invented the git version control system which he uses to manage the source code changes made to linux by thousands of open source developers.
Once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. We wont be having linux, kindle, android, more than half of internet. Linus torvalds is not the shy and retiring type, to put it mildly. According to the techie crowd, linus torvalds is the most famous computer programmer in the world. Im including an animated version here too, contact information snailmail work. Jun 04, 2002 once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Just for fun is the quirky story of how linus torvalds went from being a penniless, introverted code writer in helsinki in the early 1990s to being the unwitting and rather less than penniless leader of a radical shift in computer programming by the end of the decade. Father of linux slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Every company wants to rule linux none of them can or ever will. It offers a unique glimpse into the mind of an accidental revolutionary and how the altruistic creation of linux flourished so successfully in the open source movement. Sep 01, 2001 get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. He appeared in the 2001 documentary revolution os and wrote an autobiography titled just for fun.
Torvalds wrote an operating system called linux, a widely admired. Part autobiography and part business philosophy, just for fun brims with biographical detail about the radical spirit and creativity of linus torvalds. Linus torvalds once you realize that documentation should be laughed at, peed upon, put on fire, and just ridiculed in general, then, and only then, have you reached the level where you can safely read it and try to use it to actually implement a driver. Read this biography to learn more about his childhood, profile, life and timeline. He later became the chief architect of the linux kernel, and now acts as the projects coordinator. With other projects, if a maintainer lands under the bus, they get decimated. In 1991 linus torvalds, a 21yearold computer science student at the university of helsinki, fin. Nowadays the kernel is mostly corporates doing corporate things, you can see this reflected in the patch notes. Almost anyone who has heard of computers has heard of linux, the computer operating system that is the closest rival. Linus torvalds just before he dropped the fbomb on nvidia.
The story of an accidental revolutionary torvalds, linus, diamond, david on. Torvalds personal account makes the book fascinating. He quips, i couldnt afford software that i liked, so i wrote my own operating system. Just for fun the biography of linus torvalds linuxwell. L inus torvalds, the creator of linux expressed his love towards c programming language. Read biography of linus torvalds by abdul montaqim available from rakuten kobo. Initially, torvalds wanted to call the kernel he developed freax a combination of free, freak, and the letter x to indicate that it is a unixlike system, but his friend ari lemmke, who administered the ftp server where the kernel was first hosted for download, named torvaldss directory linux authority and trademark. Dollarddesormeaux just for fun linus torvalds ebook. The story of an accidental revolutionary, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Just for fun ep, a 1963 split ep by bobby vee and the crickets.
And his creation linux is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as ibm. For reading this ebook first you have to install fbreader or any other ebook reader in your linux system or else you can download pdf. As of 2006, approximately two percent of the linux kernel was. Linus benedict torvalds is a software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the linux kernel. Linus went crazy, broke absolutely everything, and rewrote the kernel to be a microkernel using a special messagepassing version of visual basic. Just for fun timeflies album, a 2015 album by american pop duo timeflies. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Contribute to limkokhole just for fun linus torvalds development by creating an account on github. At age 10 torvalds began to dabble in computer programming on his grandfathers commodore vic20. Linus torvalds, a finnish student, developed a unixlike operating system while he was doing his masters in the year 1991. In just for fun, the story of an accidental revolutionary, the creator of linux tries to shed his media image as a selfeffacing monk. At 21, he wrote the first version of the linux operating system. Linus benedict torvalds born december 28, 1969 in helsinki, finland is a selfadmitted foreigner to american soil and a known communist seeking to undermine the foundation of western society by giving away software that he should rightfully charge dozens of dollars for, were he a trueblooded american and not some finnish pinko commie bastard. In 1988 until 1996, torvalds was educated at university of helsinki.
Btw, joseph, youre a quality example of why i detest the github interface. Linus torvalds finnish computer scientist britannica. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Linus torvalds biography, the story of an accidental revolutionary by linus torvalds and david diamond, torvalds says that linux was created because he was curious to see if he could. He worked for transmeta corporation from 1997 to 2003. Linus torvalds isnt worried about microsoft taking over linux. Just for fun is torvalds opportunity to hold forth as the god of free software and the prophet of a kinder, gentler marketplace. In this witty and engrossing narrative, linus torvalds, the brilliant mastermind behind the latest technology revolution, chronicles his transformation from pale, skinny helsinki college kid to international folk hero. In 1991, while a computer science student at the university of helsinki m. We just have such a huge mass of maintainers, torvalds said. But more than any of that it was still, just for fun. The story of an accidental revolutionary by linus torvalds.
Even when it comes to linux distros, c is used for many apps and libraries. Many linux fans tend to worship torvalds as a kind of god. By matt asay matt asay is a veteran technology columnist who. The system that they fleshed out and released in 1994 linux was remarkable not only for its utility and efficiency but also for the collaboration of. He was born in helsinki, the capital of finland, in 1969. In the decades since he developed the linux kernel, hes become famous for his profanitylaced broadsides into various groups and people who have attracted his ireif you want a small taste, check out his comments about chip manufacturer nvidia in this video the fun starts at the 49. Top 30 quotes of linus torvalds famous quotes and sayings. He also created the distributed revision control system git and the diving logging and planning software subsurface.
In addition to being susceptible to linuxbased and crossplatform exploits, unprotected linux machines can also become distribution points for windows, mac, and android malware. Linus torvalds transmeta corp 3940 freedom circle santa clara, ca 95054 usa phone work. In just for fun, linus torvalds, the finnish creator of the linux operating system, mixes his personal story, told in both narrative and email dispatches, with the saga of his development of the linux operating system. The story of an accidental revolutionary reprint by torvalds, linus, diamond, david isbn. Jan 23, 2018 linus torvalds is not happy about the patches that intel has developed to protect the linux kernel from the spectre and linux flaws. Publication date 2001 topics torvalds, linus, 1969, linux, computer programmers. In this keynote presentation, torvalds joined the linux foundation executive director jim zemlin in conversation about linux kernel development and how to get young open source developers involved. In short, just for fun tells the inspiring story of how a single passionate software developer can change the world and have fun doing it. Enjoy the best linus torvalds quotes at brainyquote. Just for fun the story of an accidental revolutionary. Torvalds received multiple awards for his work with linux, and the asteroid 9793 torvalds was named after him. Just for fun also includes an interesting dual narrative, featuring the ghost writer david diamond taking on full first person voice for some chapters clearly indicated in italics.
Once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another ne. Linus torvalds is the software engineer who created the linux kernel operating system. Literally the picture of world would have been very different, as it is today. He remains the principal developer of linux, managing tens of thousands of developers that contribute code for functions and bug fixes for the kernel. It is the story of why and how linux came to be, and a window into the mind of a creative genius. Jul 28, 2006 id much rather talk about fairness and about issues like just being a much better process for generating better code, and having fun while doing so. Outspoken linux creator linus torvalds last week, in his usual imitable style, blasted a volunteer developer for not fixing a problem and basically fired the guy from further contributions. He quips, i couldnt afford software that i liked, so i wrote my own.
Linus torvalds was born on december 28, 1969 and was enrolled at the university of helsinki in 1988 where he studied computer science. However, its increasingly a target of attackers, as linux systems are used for critical roles like developer workstations, web servers and internal file servers. In just for fun, diamond helps to paint a picture of torvalds as a cocksure guy who just wants to have fun which, in his case, translates to building software. Ten years ago, college student linus torvalds retreated to his own computer to write code. The frame running around the outside of the plate says mr. It is a wellknown fact that linux kernel is essentially written in c with a little of assembly code. King of all geeks, but the plate itself reads dad of 3.
Why linux creator linus torvalds doesnt really care about open source by matt asay in open source on february 22, 2016, 5. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The story of an accidental revolutionary by linus torvalds and david diamond audio is a jaunty book about the early, dysfunctional days and brilliant albeit still young career of linux developer linus torvalds. Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes. At first these interludes may seem jarring, but overtime they reveal more about linus s character and story than we would get from the linus chapters alone. Linus torvalds books list of books by author linus torvalds. The story of an accidental revolutionary diamond, david. Nvidia responds to fbomb from linus torvalds wired. Just for fun is a candid narrative by linus torvalds. About the book linus torvalds is considered in europe, the united states, and beyond, to be one of the most important p.
By the time he was 10, linus torvalds was programming his grandfathers commodore vic20. He might not be a household name, but hes often called the antibill gates. His name was inspired from the name of the famous american chemist, linus pauling who had won two nobel prizes for his peace activism and scientific work. While torvalds is the final authority on pushing out new linux kernels, it is the work of a small army of system maintainers and a pool of thousands of kernel developers that contribute code that helps. Biography of linus torvalds ebook by abdul montaqim. He studied at the university of helsinki from 1988 to 1996. In his book just for fun he complains that he finds it annoying. Linus torvalds uncyclopedia, the contentfree encyclopedia. Immediately download the linus torvalds summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching linus torvalds. Im not a programmer anymore in a discussion about linux and programming, linuxs founder, linus torvalds talks about what. What do you think of the projects currently underway to develop os kernels in languages like rust touted for having builtin safeties that c does not. Linus torvalds, born december 28, 1969, helsinki, finland, finnish computer scientist who was the principal force behind the development of the linux operating system. What if linus torvalds would have accepted job proposal of. Quotations by linus torvalds, finnish businessman, born december 28, 1969.
Linus torvalds is a finnishborn american software engineer most notably known for creating the linux kernel, a core system code used in many operating system distributions in use today. Torvalds return to resume his day to day activities at the linux kernel mailing list was hinted by greg kroahhartman, a friend and maintainer of the stable branch. Linus describes the history of linux in graspable terms and details how the system itself works, without lapsing into mindboggling technical jargon. Not only did he write the operating system, he gave it away and invited other software engineers to improve. Linus torvalds apology highlights why soft skills are.
Linus torvalds the finnish creator of linux says opensource software isnt really an antimicrosoft movement. At first these interludes may seem jarring, but overtime they reveal more about linuss character and story than we would get from the linus chapters alone. Linus benedict torvalds, born december 28, 1969 is a finnishamerican software engineer who is the creator, and for a long time, principal developer of the linux kernel, which became the kernel for operating systems such as the linux operating system, android, and chrome os. Why linux creator linus torvalds doesnt really care about.
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