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LINUX exists thanks to the proprietary [[UNIX]] operating system developed for midrange SYSTEM V [[AT&T]] servers. MINIX O/S predated the idea of UNIX-like system on personal computer platforms. Torvalds was an early MINIX enthusiast in the late 1980's.
 
LINUX exists thanks to the proprietary [[UNIX]] operating system developed for midrange SYSTEM V [[AT&T]] servers. MINIX O/S predated the idea of UNIX-like system on personal computer platforms. Torvalds was an early MINIX enthusiast in the late 1980's.
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==Prescient Quotes on Linux Surveillance==
 
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* "The progress of [[science]] in furnishing the [[big government|government]] with means of [[espionage]] is not likely to stop with [[wiretap]]ping. Ways may some day be developed by which the [[Police state|government]], without removing papers from [[hard disk|secret drawers]], can reproduce them in [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court|court]], and by which it will be enabled to expose to a [[jury]] the most intimate occurrences of the home. Advances in the [[computer science|psychic and related sciences]] may bring means of exploring unexpressed beliefs, thoughts and emotions. 'That places the [[liberty]] of every [[citizen|man]] in the hands of every [[tyrant|petty officer]]' was said by James Otis of much lesser [[tyranny|intrusions]] than these. 1 To Lord Camden a far slighter intrusion seemed '[[subversive]] of all the comforts of society.' Can it be that the [[Constitution]] affords no [[Right to Privacy|protection]] against such invasions of [[Fourth Amendment|individual security]]?"
 
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** [[Louis Brandeis]]'''  (1856-1941), [[United States Supreme Court]] [[Associate Justice]] Dissenting, ''[[Olmstead v. United States]]'', 277 U.S. 438 (1928).
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
* [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Steve Wozniak]], [[Bill Gates]]
 
* [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Steve Wozniak]], [[Bill Gates]]
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* [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System]]
 
 
* [[IBM]], [[HP]], [[Dell]] and [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]]
 
* [[IBM]], [[HP]], [[Dell]] and [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]]
 
* [[Apple Computer]] [[MacOS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]]
 
* [[Apple Computer]] [[MacOS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]]
 
* [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]
 
* [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]
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* '''Domestic [[Mass surveillance|Mass Surveillance]] of Law-Abiding [[Citizen]]s:'''  via [[Utah Data Center]], [[PRISM]], [[NSA]]-[[DHS]]-[[BATF]]-[[FBI]]-[[CIA]] and other [[Intelligence agency|Intelligence agencies]]' [[Computer surveillance]], [[Eavesdropping]], [[Data mining]], [[Spyware]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]], [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]], [[National security letter]], [[Patriot Act]], [[NDAA]], [[Executive Order]]s, [[United States Census]], [[Common Core]], "[[Stasi]]"-like [[secret police]] "[[If You See Something, Say Something]]" [[informant]]s, and other exponential expansion of the [[Police State]]
 
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* '''[[Computer crime|Computer Crime]] and [[Cyberwarfare]]:'''
 
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'''Contrast with:'''
 
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* '''[[Security]] [[Software]] and [[Security-focused operating systems|Security-Focused Operating Systems]]''' to protect [[unalienable rights|unalienable]] [[Fifth Amendment]] - [[Fourth Amendment]] [[Right to Privacy]] ([[Internet privacy]], [[Information privacy]], [[Expectation of privacy]]) and [[Second Amendment]] - [[First Amendment]] ([[Freedom of information]] and [[Political freedom]]) rights against [[unconstitutional]] [[Gun control]] - [[Internet censorship]] [[Big government]] [[Police state]], [[hackers]], and "[[5 U.S.C. § 3331|all enemies, foreign and domestic]]" of [[American values|American]] [[liberty]].
 
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** '''[[Anonymity]] with [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Operating System]]''': [[Linux]]-based with [[Tor (anonymity network)]],  [[Firefox]] [[Iceweasel]] [[browser]], [[HTTPS Everywhere]] [[encryption]]
 
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** '''[[Prism-break.org|Prism-Break.org]]''': Opt out of global data [[surveillance]] programs like [[PRISM]], [[ECHELON]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]].<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical! We all have an [[unalienable right]] to [[privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypting]] your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary products and services."</ref>
 
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** '''[[Open source|Open Source]] [[Free software]]''' not over-priced tracking by [[Microsoft]]-[[Apple]]-[[Google]]-[[Android]]
 
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* '''[[Encryption]]:''' [[Encryption software]], [[Disk encryption software]], [[LUKS]] or [[TrueCrypt]] instead of [[Microsoft]] [[BitLocker]],  [[PGP]] and [[GNU Privacy Guard]], [[Data encryption]], [[Public-key encryption]], [[Cryptography]]-[[Cryptanalysis]]-[[Cryptology]]-[[Steganography]]
 
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* '''[[Privacy resources|Privacy Resources]]:'''
 
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** ''[[How to Be Invisible]] - Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life'', by [[J. J. Luna]]
 
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** '''[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]''' and [[Electronic Privacy Information Center]], [[Oath Keepers]], [[Judicial Watch]]
 
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** '''[[Freedom of Information Act]]''', [[Electronic Communications Privacy Act]] of 1986 and [[Privacy Act of 1974]]
 
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** '''[[Edward J. Snowden]] Revelations''' of [[unconstitutional]] domestic spying on law-abiding [[American]] [[citizen]]s; [[GlobaLeaks]]
 
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* [[Capitalism]] and [[Free enterprise]]
 
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* [[Family values]] and [[Parental rights]]: [[Sanctity of life]], [[Family]]-[[Marriage]], [[Homeschooling]] teaching [[Virtue]], [[Patriotism]], [[Duty]], and [[Self-reliance]]
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18419231 Linus Torvalds: Linux succeeded thanks to selfishness and trust]
 
* [http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18419231 Linus Torvalds: Linux succeeded thanks to selfishness and trust]
 
* [http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/computer-hardware-desktop-computers/4315737-1.html Linus Torvalds and His Five Entrepreneurial Lessons]
 
* [http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/computer-hardware-desktop-computers/4315737-1.html Linus Torvalds and His Five Entrepreneurial Lessons]
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* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can
 
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* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/05/06/memo-to-the-police-state-progressives-please-let-his-people-go
 
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* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2012/09/15/no-knock-raid-a-great-video
 
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* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/02/12/amrd-t-a-i-l-s-plastic-gloves-for-your-computer-american-redoubt - [[Tails operating system]]
 
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* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/01/29/amrd-introducing-the-tor-browser-bundle/ - [[Tor browser]]
 
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* https://prism-break.org/en - "Opt out of global data surveillance programs like [[PRISM]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]]."<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical. We all have a [[right to privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypt]]ing your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services."</ref>
 
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* https://www.eff.org - "Leading the fight against the [[NSA]]'s illegal [[mass surveillance]] program"<ref>"Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Contact: info@eff.org. 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1914. Tel: (415) 436-9333. Fax: (415) 436-9993. Executive Director: Sheryl Steele."</ref>
 
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* https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard
 
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* http://justdelete.me
 
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* http://lifehacker.com/just-delete-me-is-a-massive-list-of-links-to-close-all-1245040101
 
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* [http://epic.org/privacy/privacy_resources_faq.html Online Guide to Privacy Resources]<ref>"EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues relating to the National Information Infrastructure, such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, medical records privacy and the sale of consumer data. EPIC conducts litigation, sponsors conferences, produces reports, publishes the EPIC Alert and leads campaigns on privacy issues. For more information email: epic-info@epic.org, or contact EPIC, 1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009. Tel: (202) 483-1140. Executive Director: Marc Rotenberg."</ref>
 
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* http://www.nocards.org - [[Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email]]<ref>"CAUCE is an all volunteer, entirely web-based organization, created by Netizens to advocate for a legislative solution to the problem of UCE (spam). CAUCE began as a discussion group called SPAM-LAW, formed of members who felt that legislation was necessary to stop spam from choking the life out of the Internet. In 1997 CAUCE proposed an amendment to the Federal statute which outlaws junk "faxes" (47 USC 227) to also prohibit junk e-mail, and since then has remained a pre-eminent voice in the anti-spam community. Email: comments@cauce.org. President: Edward Cherlin."</ref>
 
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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==Further Reading==
 
==Further Reading==
 
* {{Cite book| last = Himanen | first = Pekka | coauthors = Linus Torvalds, and Manuel Castells | title = The Hacker Ethic | publisher = Secker & Warburg | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-436-20550-5 }}
 
* {{Cite book| last = Himanen | first = Pekka | coauthors = Linus Torvalds, and Manuel Castells | title = The Hacker Ethic | publisher = Secker & Warburg | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-436-20550-5 }}
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 03:45, February 13, 2016

Linus Torvalds, born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland, is a software engineer from Finland whose best-known accomplishment is the initiation of the development of the open source operating system Linux, starting in 1991. He remains the lead coordinator of the project and self-styled "benevolent dictator of Planet Linux". Torvalds has remained a prolific contributor to the project, and as of 2006, had written fully 2% of the code in the kernel. He is also noted for initiating the Git project for version control.

Torvalds has a more pragmatic view of the open source model than other prominent developers, including Richard Stallman. Though an advocate of the open source development model, Torvalds insists that he uses the "best tool for the job", and has been known to use certain proprietary software in the past.

Religion

Torvalds rejects God and is an atheist. [1]

Linux

Torvalds is the primary developer of Linux - a free component of the GNU/Linux operating system that in the past was notorious for its difficulty of use to people without an advanced understanding of computers, but in the past decade has made significant progress in becoming easier for non-experts to use. The Ubuntu distribution of GNU/Linux in particular has been praised for its ease of use. Now popular is the Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System which is based on Linux and is just as easy as Ubuntu.

LINUX exists thanks to the proprietary UNIX operating system developed for midrange SYSTEM V AT&T servers. MINIX O/S predated the idea of UNIX-like system on personal computer platforms. Torvalds was an early MINIX enthusiast in the late 1980's.

See Also

External Links

Bibliography

Torvalds, Linus; David Diamond (2001). Just For Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary. New York, New York, United States: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-662072-4. 

Further Reading

Himanen, Pekka; Linus Torvalds, and Manuel Castells (2001). The Hacker Ethic. Secker & Warburg. ISBN 0-436-20550-5. 

References

  1. ↑ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3655
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