Linus Torvalds Facts
In the tech industry, his name comes alongside those of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
Those guys changed the face of technology forever.
You already know about the asteroid 9793 Torvalds, named after him.
But what else?
Let’s see:
Those guys changed the face of technology forever.
You already know about the asteroid 9793 Torvalds, named after him.
But what else?
Let’s see:
- Linus Torvalds was born on December 28, 1969, in Helsinki, Finland, and is now 49 years old.
- He wrote 100% of the first version of Linux, which represents around 1% of the present-day code.
- He almost named his project “FreaX” instead of “Linux”… So now, instead of a combination of the words “free,” “freak,” and “Unix,” we are enjoying a combination of the Trovald’s given name and “Unix.”
- In 1999, MIT proclaimed him one of the top innovators under 35.
- In 2001, Steve Jobs offered Torvalds a job at Apple, but he refused.
- In 2019, his net worth is estimated at around $150 million, with an annual salary of $10 million.
- He has a soft spot for scuba surfing. He is the creator of a platform called Scubaserfice that can create a scuba diving planner for you.
- Linus Torvalds created the version control system Git in 2005.
- Among other things, he has undergone military training and is a Second Lieutenant.
- He is awesome!
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