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Linus Torvalds

Creator of the Linux kernel and of Git

Finland · b. 1969

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Wrote the first version of the Linux kernel as a student in Helsinki in 1991 and has coordinated its development since. Also created the version-control system Git in 2005. Has lived in the United States since 1997.

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Question What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love? Daily life read 35 other answers →

I mean, I still work alone. Really — I work alone in my house, often in my bathrobe. When a photographer shows up, I dress up, so I have clothes on. And that's how I've always worked.

Recorded Chris Anderson, TED2016, Vancouver, TED (transcript of the TED2016 interview), February 2016 source ↗

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