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Linus Torvalds, David Diamond Just for Fun

The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

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Harperbusiness

USA

2002

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Paperback

288

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284482

978-0-06-662073-2

0-06-662073-2

Computer programmers; Finland; Biography.

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Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM. Now, in a narrative that zips along with the speed of e-mail, Torvalds gives a history of his renegade software while candidly revealing the quirky mind of a genius. The result is an engrossing portrayal of a man with a revolutionary vision, who challenges our values and may change our world.

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