Linus Torvalds

By AndrewT009

  • Born

    Linus Torvalds was born on December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland.

  • Interest in Computers

    Linus first got interested in computers in 1981 where he programmed with BASIC and Assembly Language.
  • Period: to

    Attended University of Helsinki

    Recieved Masters of Computer Science
  • Period: to

    Joined the Finnish Army

    From the summer of 1989 to 1990 (11 months) he joined the Finnish Army.

  • Purchased IBM computer

    Linus purchased an IBM clone computer which had MINUX on it and allowed him to start working on the LINUX kernel.

  • Linux Kernel

    Torvalds used Stallmans General Public License for his version of the Linux kernel.

  • LINUX released

    The first prototypes of LINUX were released
  • Red Hat and VA LINUX

    Red Hat and VA LINUX

    Red Hat and VA LINUX were released and Torvalds recieved stock from them.
  • Takeda Award

    Takeda Award

    Torvalds, Stallman, and Ken Sakamura all recieved the Takeda Award.

  • World Technology Award

    Torvalds recieved the World Technology Award in 2002.
  • Open Source Labs

    Open Source Labs

    In 2003 Linus started working at Open Source Labs.
  • C&C Prize

    C&C Prize

    In 2010, Torvalds won the C&C Prize for his involvent in advancing education.

  • US citizen

    Torvalds became a United States Citien.
  • Millenium Technology Prize

    Millenium Technology Prize

    IN 2012, Torvalds recieved the Millenium Technology Prize.

  • Internet Hall of Fame

    Linus was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame