Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
the story of an accidental revolutionary
$38.08
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
20 March 2011
Summary
Just for Fun: The Accidental Revolution of Linus Torvalds
Once upon a time, Linus Torvalds was just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet — for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation, LINUX, is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM.
Now, in a narrative that zips along with …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780066620732 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0066620732 |
| Author: | Linus Torvalds, David Diamond |
| Publisher: | HarperBusiness |
| Imprint: | Harper Business |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 20 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 134mm x 205mm |
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About The Author
Linus Torvalds
The creator of the LINUX operating system and one of the leaders of the Open Source movement. He presently works at Transmeta Corp, a company that designs cutting edge microchips. Torvalds has a Masters in Computer Science from Helsinki University. He lives in Santa Clara, CA.
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