Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, 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 the speed of e-mail, Torvalds gives a history of his renegade software while candidly revealing the quirky mind of a genius. The result is an engrossing portrayal of a man with a revolutionary vision, who challenges our values and may change our world.

Author: Linus Torvalds, David Diamond
Publisher: Harper Business
Published: 06/04/2002
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.08h x 5.28w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780066620732
ISBN10: 0066620732
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Computers | Operating Systems | Linux
- Computers | History