Linus Torvalds

Linus Benedict Torvalds ( https://itsfoss.com/linus-torvalds-facts/ ) ( born 28 December, 1969, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish-American Code Manager and Maintainer. Linus is the creator of the Linux Kernel; a foundation for the open-source operating system, and Git, the most popular version control manager.

Today, Linus' kernel runs the internet ( https://hostingtribunal.com/blog/linux-statistics/ ) . Linux is, by far, the most popular foundation for mobile phones and servers.

Early life, Education

Linus was born into a family of two journalists, and five siblings. Linus' interest in computers began early--at the age of ten. ( https://itsfoss.com/linus-torvalds-facts/ ) In the words of his sister, Sarah, "Just give Linus a spare closet with a good computer in it and feed him some dry pasta, and he'll be perfectly happy." ( https://www.wired.com/2003/11/linus/ )