Linus Torvalds is a Finnish software engineer who began developing the Linux kernel in 1991 and released the first version in 1994. He studied at the University of Helsinki and is married with three daughters. Torvalds helped popularize open-source software by creating Git and releasing the Linux kernel as open-source, allowing others to freely use and modify the code. He has received several awards for his contributions to technology and open-source development.

1. By : Thabet Abdulla
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2. Born December
28, 1969 in Helsinki.
Finland.
Studied at University
of Helsinki in 1988.
Married and has three
daughters,
BIOGRAPHY
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3. At age 21, Linux.
In 2012, Millennium
Technology Prize.
PC, PDA, Supercomputer, Smart
Phones… etc.
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4. REPORTAGE
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Free and Open source.
Create Distribution.
Free:
OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Androi
d…., etc.
Not Free: Debian, Red
Hat, …etc.

6. In 1997, Transmeta, California.
Now, Open Source Development
Lab.
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7.  Use free and open source
software.
 www.alternativeto.net
 Future, 1st Yemeni
Distribution.
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8. “Microsoft isn't evil, they just
make really crappy operating
systems.”
“The Linux philosophy is
'Laugh in the face of danger'.
Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it
yourself'. Yes, that's it.”
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