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Linus Torvalds


Born
in Helsinki, Finland
December 28, 1969

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Linux Kernel, Programming, Software


Linus Benedict Torvalds is a software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the Linux kernel. He later became the chief architect of the Linux kernel, and now acts as the project's coordinator. He also created the revision control system Git. ...more

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“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
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“software is like sex : it's better when it's free..”
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“Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships.”
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