It's "Linus Week" at Silicon.com. Readers equipped with a RealPlayer plug-in can watch a series of interviews, get a chance to win a pilgrima... trip to Linus' hometown, and indulge in other assorted Linus wallowing. While preparing this lead we listened to one of the interviews: it's not bad.
Here's the pitch:
How does Linus Torvalds view his nemesis, Bill Gates?
The inventor of Linux tells all in a silicon.com exclusive. This week, silicon.com is publishing a series of eye opening one-on-one interviews with the man himself together with analysis and extracts from his new book, 'Just for Fun'. Plus, you could win a trip to Linus' hometown in Finland. Tune in each day for another insight into the godfather of Linux and find out why he thinks Apple's Mac OS X kernel is 'a piece of xxxx....and unfinished', and how he views his rivals.
...Buy the book and learn from the master
silicon.com is offering subscribers a 10 per cent discount on his autobiography - buy it on silicon.com before it hits the book stores this month.
