Difference between revisions of "Linus Torvalds"
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== Allegations of being a communist== | == Allegations of being a communist== | ||
| − | Some people have suggested after reading some of Torvald's blog posts and website, that he is a hardline [[communist]] | + | Some people have suggested, after reading some of Torvald's blog posts and examining his website, that he is a hardline [[communist]] and is also from a former communist country. Torvalds is also friends with admitted communists. |
==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
| − | Tarvald's rejects | + | Tarvald's rejects [[God]] and is an [[atheist]]. <ref>http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3655</ref> |
==Linux== | ==Linux== | ||
| − | Torvalds is the | + | Torvalds is the primary developer of [[Linux]]-a free, albeit incomplete, operating system notorious for its difficulty of use. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:57, April 9, 2011
Linus Torvalds 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.
Allegations of being a communist
Some people have suggested, after reading some of Torvald's blog posts and examining his website, that he is a hardline communist and is also from a former communist country. Torvalds is also friends with admitted communists.
Religion
Tarvald's rejects God and is an atheist. [1]
Linux
Torvalds is the primary developer of Linux-a free, albeit incomplete, operating system notorious for its difficulty of use.