Linus Torvalds

E9220
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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Linus Torvalds canonical 39
Torvalds 2
Benevolent Dictator For Life of the Linux kernel project 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 Torvalds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Linus Benedict Torvalds
citizenship Finland ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
communicationChannel Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) ⓘ
countryOfBirth Finland ⓘ
creatorOf Git ⓘ
Linux ⓘ
surface form: Linux kernel

Subsurface ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1969-12-28 ⓘ
degree Master of Science in Computer Science ⓘ
education University of Helsinki ⓘ
employer Linux Foundation ⓘ
ethnicity Finnish ⓘ
familyName Linus Torvalds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Git version control system

Linux ⓘ
surface form: Linux kernel

Subsurface dive log program ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ
licensePreference GNU General Public License ⓘ
surface form: GNU General Public License for Linux kernel
maintains Linux ⓘ
surface form: Linux kernel mainline tree
name Linus Torvalds self-link ⓘ
nationality Finnish-American ⓘ
notableAward IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award ⓘ
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award ⓘ
Internet Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
Loveless Award ⓘ
surface form: Loveless Award (EFF Pioneer Award)

Millennium Technology Prize ⓘ
notableWork Git ⓘ
Linux ⓘ
surface form: Linux kernel
numberOfChildren 3 ⓘ
occupation computer programmer ⓘ
kernel developer ⓘ
software engineer ⓘ
parent Toive "Tove" Torvalds ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon

United States of America ⓘ
role Linus Torvalds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Linux kernel
versionControlPreference Git ⓘ
website https://www.kernel.org ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award → hasNotableRecipient → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linux → developer → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linus Torvalds → name → Linus Torvalds self-link ⓘ
Linus Torvalds → familyName → Linus Torvalds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torvalds
Linus Torvalds → birthName → Linus Torvalds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Linus Benedict Torvalds
Linus Torvalds → role → Linus Torvalds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benevolent Dictator For Life of the Linux kernel project
Linus → hasNotableBearer → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Grace Murray Hopper Award → notableRecipient → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Dr. Dobb’s Excellence in Programming Award → notableRecipient → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
EFF Pioneer Award → notableRecipient → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Git → developer → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
open-source movement → hasKeyFigure → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Nils Torvalds → fatherOf → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Nils Torvalds → child → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Andrew S. Tanenbaum → notableStudent → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Subsurface → originalAuthor → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Subsurface → initialReleaseDeveloper → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Transmeta → employed → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Transmeta → notableEmployee → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Open Source Development Labs → employed → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Toive "Tove" Torvalds → familyName → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
subject surface form: Toive Torvalds
this entity surface form: Torvalds
Toive "Tove" Torvalds → spouse → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
subject surface form: Toive Torvalds
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) → associatedWith → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
subject surface form: Linux Kernel Mailing List
University of Helsinki → hasNotableAlumnus → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Pioneer Awards → notableRecipient → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Internet Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Computer History Museum Fellow Award → hasRecipient → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Alan Cox → collaboratedWith → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linux kernel community → ledBy → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linux kernel → developer → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linux kernel → creator → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linus’s Law → namedAfter → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linus’s Law → relatedNamedEntity → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linux kernel release process → overseenBy → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Linux kernel release process → mergeWindowControlledBy → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Tanenbaum → influenced → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
subject surface form: Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate articles → hasParticipant → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate articles → hasAuthor → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate articles → aboutPerson → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
Crusoe microprocessor → companyHeadOfDesign → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
OSDL → keyPerson → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
subject surface form: Open Source Development Labs
OSDL → employed → Linus Torvalds ⓘ
subject surface form: Open Source Development Labs
Junio C Hamano → collaboratedWith → Linus Torvalds ⓘ