Linus Torvalds

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free software developer human open-source software advocate programmer software engineer

Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known as the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, the core of the widely used Linux operating system.

Aliases (3)

Torvalds ×2
Benevolent Dictator For Life of the Linux kernel project ×1
Linus Benedict Torvalds ×1

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	free software developer → human → open-source software advocate → programmer → software engineer →
almaMater	University of Helsinki →
awardYear_MillenniumTechnologyPrize	2012 →
birthName	Linus Benedict Torvalds →
citizenship	Finland → United States of America →
communicationChannel	Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) →
countryOfBirth	Finland →
creatorOf	Git → Linux kernel → Subsurface →
dateOfBirth	1969-12-28 →
degree	Master of Science in Computer Science →
education	University of Helsinki →
employer	Linux Foundation →
ethnicity	Finnish →
familyName	Torvalds →
fieldOfWork	computer science → free and open-source software → operating systems →
firstLinuxReleaseYear	1991 →
givenName	Linus →
honor	Asteroid 9793 Torvalds named after him →
influenced	development of open-source operating systems → software development practices via Git →
inspirationForName	Linus Pauling → Linus from Peanuts comic strip →
knownFor	Git version control system → Linux kernel → Subsurface dive log program →
languageSpoken	English → Finnish →
licensePreference	GNU General Public License for Linux kernel →
maintains	Linux kernel mainline tree →
name	Linus Torvalds →
nationality	Finnish-American →
notableAward	IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award → IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award → Internet Hall of Fame induction → Loveless Award (EFF Pioneer Award) → Millennium Technology Prize →
notableWork	Git → Linux kernel →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	computer programmer → kernel developer → software engineer →
parent	Anna Torvalds → Nils Torvalds →
placeOfBirth	Helsinki →
position	Fellow at the Linux Foundation →
previousEmployer	Open Source Development Labs → Transmeta →
programmingLanguageUsedForGit	C →
programmingLanguageUsedForLinux	C →
projectStartYear	1991 →
religion	atheism →
residence	Portland, Oregon → United States of America →
role	Benevolent Dictator For Life of the Linux kernel project → principal developer of the Linux kernel →
softwareDevelopmentPhilosophy	pragmatic engineering over formal design →
spouse	Toive "Tove" Torvalds →
startedProject	Linux kernel →
versionControlPreference	Git →
website	https://www.kernel.org →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dr. Dobb’s Excellence in Programming Award → EFF Pioneer Award → Grace Murray Hopper Award →	notableRecipient
Git → Linux →	developer
Open Source Development Labs → Transmeta →	employed
Linus Torvalds ("Torvalds") → Toive Torvalds ("Torvalds") →	familyName
Linux Kernel Mailing List →	associatedWith
Linus Torvalds ("Linus Benedict Torvalds") →	birthName
Nils Torvalds →	child
Nils Torvalds →	fatherOf
open-source movement →	hasKeyFigure
University of Helsinki →	hasNotableAlumnus
Linus →	hasNotableBearer
Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award →	hasNotableRecipient
Subsurface →	initialReleaseDeveloper
Linus Torvalds →	name
Transmeta →	notableEmployee
Andrew S. Tanenbaum →	notableStudent
Subsurface →	originalAuthor
Linus Torvalds ("Benevolent Dictator For Life of the Linux kernel project") →	role
Toive Torvalds →	spouse