Linus Torvalds

Linus Benedict Torvalds (born December 28, 1969) is best known for initiating the development of Linux. He now acts as the project's coordinator (or Benevolent Dictator for Life).

External links

• Torvalds's home page
• The Rampantly Unofficial Linus Torvalds FAQ
• Leader of the Free World - How Linus Torvalds became the benevolent dictator of Planet Linux, the biggest collaborative project in history (Wired News)
• Benevolent Dictator. A slightly skeptical unauthorized biography and the first ten years of Linux (Softpanorama)
• The famous "LINUX is obsolete" thread from the comp.os.minix newsgroup
• Andrew S. Tanenbaum on the origins of Linux (2004)

Interviews

• Linux Journal - 1 March 1994
• Linux Journal - 1 November 1999
• {{Fresh Air episode|url_date_arg=4-Jun-01|date=4 June 2001}}
• Wired Magazine - July 2003
• BusinessWeek - 18 August 2004
• The Seattle Times - 11 October 2004
• CNET News.com - 21 December 2004

Humor

• The Microsoft Memo