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Date of Birth

28 December 1969, Helsinki, Finland

Birth Name

Linus Benedict Torvalds

Height

5' 9½" (1.77 m)

Trivia

The original author of the "Linux" operating system, released in 1991. He still co-ordinates the world-wide development effort for Linux.

Personal Quotes

Turtles are very stable and have been around forever. But they have problems adopting. When humans came along, turtles came under serious threat. Biodiversity is good and I think it is good in technology as well.

Where Are They Now

(July 2003) Left Transmeta for a Linux corporate software consortium, the Open Source Development Lab.

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