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  1. Linus Benedict Torvalds (/ ˈ l iː n ə s ˈ t ɔːr v ɔː l d z / LEE-nəs TOR-vawldz, Finland Swedish: [ˈliːnʉs ˈtuːrvɑlds] ⓘ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel.

  2. Jun 21, 2024 · Linus Torvalds (born December 28, 1969, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish computer scientist who was the principal force behind the development of the Linux operating system. At age 10 Torvalds began to dabble in computer programming on his grandfather’s Commodore VIC-20.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. Linus Torvalds is the creator of Linux kernel and a GitHub user with 208k followers. He has seven public repositories, including linux, uemacs, test-tlb, and subsurface-for-dirk.

    • Portland, OR
    • Linux Foundation
  4. Linux kernel source tree. Contribute to torvalds/linux development by creating an account on GitHub.

  5. Watch Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux kernel and Git, share his philosophy of work, engineering and life in a rare interview with TED Curator Chris Anderson. Learn how he transformed technology twice and why he is not a visionary, but an engineer.

  6. May 3, 2016 · Linus Torvalds transformed technology twice — first with the Linux kernel, which helps power the Internet, and again with Git, the source code management system used by developers worldwide.

    • 22 min
    • 5.7M
    • TED
  7. Dec 29, 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of Linus Torvalds, the Finnish programmer who developed the Linux kernel and Git. Discover his personal anecdotes, his views on C++, and his asteroid named after him.