Oracle Internet Developer: Q & A with Linus Torvalds | Linux Today

Oracle Internet Developer: Q & A with Linus Torvalds

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 24, 1999

“Given the large crowd welcoming Linus Torvalds at the Oracle
OpenWorld last November, it’s also clear that Linux users admire
and respect the soft-spoken Torvalds. Here are some of the
highlights from his interview.”

“LT: I personally find databases really boring, but then again,
the things that I actually do are fairly boring to most people. I
spend all my time (when I’m not doing email) compiling stuff–the
compiler is really my bread and butter.”

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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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