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Linus Torvalds Was Born
Linus Torvalds was born on December 28, 1969. He was born in Helsinki, Finland. https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/after-years-of-abusive-e-mails-the-creator-of-linux-steps-aside -
Linus Started Coding
Linus was 10 years old when he began to experiment with computer programming. He used his grandfather's Commodore VIC-20. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Linus-Torvalds
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Joined The Navy
In the summer of 1989, Linus joined the Finnish Navy Nyland Brigade. He gained the rank of second lieutenant and had a role of being an artillery observer.
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Attended The University of Helsinki
He was a computer science student at the University of Helsinki. This was also around the time he purchased his first personal computer.
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Message on the Internet
He wanted to create his own PC-based version of UNIX like he was able to use on his university's computers. It was the early beginning of this software, later known as LINUX. He sent a message on the Internet to notify other PC users about his new system that was free and anyone could modify it.
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Creation of LINUX
Linux was based off of the Linux kernel and was created in 1991. It is an open-source Unix-like operating system.
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Linux Kernel
Since people had access to the source code, a lot of people helped in refining the software. Due to this the version 1.0 of the Linux Kernel was created in 1994.
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Graduated The University of Helsinki
He graduated the University of Helsinki with a Master of Science degree.
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Transmeta Corporation
Linus relocated to California as he took a position at
Transmeta Corporation as a microprocessor manufacturer.
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Got Married
He got married to Tove Monni in January of 1997. He met her when he was teaching at the University of Helsinki and she was his student.
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Creation of Red Hat
Linus Torvalds created an open source software called Red Hat in 1999.
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Linux Foundation
OSDL merged with the Free Standards Group in 2007 to form the Linux Foundation. But it was initially supposed to promote the Linux kernel with OSDL in the year 2000.
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Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
He left Transmeta Corporation to work as a project coordinator for the OSDL. It was a group created by IBM, Intel, and Siemens to elevate the development of Linux.
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Creation of Git
He created Git, which was a control system that is used in software development.
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Awarded The Millennium Technology Prize
Linus Torvalds was awarded with the Millennium Technology Prize by the foundation Technology Academy Finland in 2012.
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Inducted Into The Internet Hall of Fame
Linus Torvalds was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame.
https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/linus-torvalds/
