2. Who is this Linus? Linus Torvalds is best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel, now acting as the project's coordinator. The Linux kernel is the most prominent example of free and open-source software to this day.
3. Education and Origins Linus was born in Finland to Anna and Nils Torvalds, both of whom were radical journalists who graduated from the University of Helinski in the early sixties. Linus attended the University of Helinski, graduating with a masters in Computer Science.
4. His Creation Linus was first exposed to the idea of Open Source software through his creation of CoolMan , a simple recreation PacMan . He began to write his own seperate kernel as a form of self tutoring. Linus's kernel took off slowly among the computer world's backwaters, and he began to gather other programmers' contributions to his coding, asking them to improve on it.
5. Linux as a Business The Linux Mark Institute is owned entirely by Torvalds, and provides services for the implementation and documentation of Linux based products.
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7. Linus, Linus, Wherefor art thou Linus? Linus currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife Tove and three daughters. He heads the Linux Mark Institute and will probably reside in that position unto his death.
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9. Last year 75% of Linux code was written by programmers working for corporations
10. The Sequoia (what is to be the worlds most powerful supercomputer) will be released in 2011 with a Linux OS
