Linus Torvalds on Linux, life, and bathrobes | Linux Today

Linus Torvalds on Linux, life, and bathrobes

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 14, 2017

Steve Jobs was never seen without his trademark black mock turtleneck, blue jeans, and New Balance sneakers. It’s been said Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, dresses like your high-school math teacher. But Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, likes to be comfortable in his home office, so he spends his workdays in his bathrobe. Life is good when you’re the world’s most influential developer.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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