We talk with Linux creator Linus Torvalds
Colonel of the Kernel
© Images Courtesy of Swapnil Bhartiya
The 25th birthday of Linux is an important milestone for everyone in the Linux community. Who better to help us ring in the occasion than the man who started it all: Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
The 25th birthday of Linux is an important milestone for everyone in the Linux community. Who better to help us ring in the occasion than the man who started it all: Linux creator Linus Torvalds. Linus was a 21-year-old Finnish university student when he sent a note to the Minux user group stating that he was working on a new operating system that was "… just a hobby."
Since then, Linux has found its way onto millions of systems around the world, and Linus has become an iconic figure for a vast community of Linux users and developers. Our news editor, Swapnil Bhartiya, sat down with Linus for an interesting exclusive interview on the kernel, the Linux desktop, and the quest for balance in work and life.
Linux Magazine: It's the 25th anniversary of Linux. You sent out that humble email some 25 years ago…
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