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In just for fun, linus torvalds, the finnish creator of the linux operating system, mixes his personal story, told in both narrative and email dispatches, with the saga of his development of the linux operating system. This goes back to microsoft requiring that pcs designed to run windows 8 use uefi. Just for fun timeflies album, a 2015 album by american pop duo timeflies. And his creation linux is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as ibm. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the. Just for fun is the quirky story of how linus torvalds went from being a penniless, introverted code writer in helsinki in the early 1990s to being the unwitting and rather less than penniless leader of a radical shift in computer programming by the end of the decade. Part autobiography and part business philosophy, just for fun brims with biographical detail about the radical spirit and creativity of linus torvalds. Dollarddesormeaux just for fun linus torvalds ebook. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the internet for free. He later became the chief architect of the linux kernel, and now acts as the projects coordinator. Publication date 2001 topics linux, computers, technology, history. Linus torvalds biography childhood, life achievements.
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Torvalds personal account makes the book fascinating. Jun 04, 2002 once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Esse e o inicio do desenvolvimento do nucleo linux, relatado pelo proprio linus torvalds em seu livro just for fun. Download pdf book 1 just for fun free online new books.
Linus torvalds is the software engineer who created the linux kernel operating system. Linus was running introductory computer laboratory exercises for students and instructed the course attendees to send him an email as a test, to which tove responded with an email asking for a date. Once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. The story of an accidental revolutionary request pdf. The story of an accidental revolutionary by linus torvalds. It begins with the origins of linux and plenty of dwelling on linus lack of a social life too much, actually. Just for fun summary by linus torvalds overdrive rakuten. Andrew tanenbaum is a wellrespected researcher who has made a very good living thinking about operating systems and os design. Linus torvalds story bio, facts, networth, family, auto.
In this keynote presentation, torvalds joined the linux foundation executive director jim zemlin in conversation about linux kernel development and how to get young open source developers involved. Linus torvalds, david diamond just for fun the story of. In 1991 linus torvalds, a 21yearold computer science student at the university of helsinki, fin. Nvidia responds to fbomb from linus torvalds wired. Torvalds, linus, 1969, linux, computer programmers publisher. Linus realized about unix for the first time in 1990 after he resumed his study at the university. Find file copy path sumitbsn add files via upload 4b65888 sep 23, 2016. Linus torvalds is known for disagreeing with other developers on the linux kernel mailing list. Just for fun isnt about to win any writing awards boy, i really hope i dont have to eat crow for saying that, but it provides a quick, enjoyable story. Linus torvalds has initiated the development of the linux kernel. Ok, perhaps story in the traditional sense of the term is stretching it a.
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He later became the chief architect of the linux kernel, and. It begins with the origins of linux and plenty of dwelling on linus lack of a. May 01, 2001 linus describes the history of linux in graspable terms and details how the system itself works, without lapsing into mindboggling technical jargon. It is mostly written as an autobiography, with shorter sections between chapters from a coauthor, a journalist, david diamond whose idea it was to write a book about linus in the first place.
Just for fun linus torvalds paperback harpercollins publishers. As well as being free, linux is more powerful and stable than anything that microsoft. Aug 29, 2014 just for fun is the quirky story of how linus torvalds went from being a penniless, introverted code writer in helsinki in the early 1990s to being the unwitting and rather less than penniless leader of a radical shift in computer programming by the end of the decade. Calling himself a really unpleasant person, he later explained id like to be a nice person and curse less and encourage people to grow rather than telling them they are idiots. We are actively engaging with the linux community, including linus, says intel. Brimming with torvaldss candid observations and opinions, this is a mustread for anyone who. What follows in this appendix are what are known in the community as the tanenbaum linus linux is obsolete debates. Linus torvalds was the developer of linux, an open source operating system that belongs to the unix family of oss. Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes. Linus torvalds, linuxs creator, doesnt make speeches anymore. Just for fun chronicles torvaldss amazing lifefrom his eccentric childhood in finland, to his gangly, geeky teenage years when his greatest joy was writing programs on his grandfathers vic20 computer, to his rise to worldwide fame with linux. The book is a conversational look at the creation of linux and linus life.
The story of an accidental revolutionary linus torvalds, david diamond publisher. Linus torvalds just before he dropped the fbomb on nvidia. As well as being free, linux is more powerful and stable than anything that microsoft can offer, thus making torvalds bill gates number one enemy. Linus torvalds is married to tove torvalds nee monnia sixtime finnish national karate championwhom he first met in late 1993. Once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another ne.
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