PC Magazine: Person of the Year [Linus Torvalds] | Linux Today

PC Magazine: Person of the Year [Linus Torvalds]

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 17, 1999

“The Finnish inventor and trademark holder of Linux, Linus
Torvalds was no overnight success.
The seeds of Linux were
planted at the start of this decade. Within a year of learning Unix
and C programming — and picking apart a Unix-like operating
system called Minix — Torvalds began developing the operating
system whose name was adapted from his own. Although Linux did
not introduce the concept of open-source system development…
Linux is the most potent and popular leader of the open-source
movement in 1999.”

“Thousands of advocates, users, and programming contributors
from around the world are making Linux’s core technology the basis
for systems and applications that advance the concept into the next
century.

Since its first release in October 1991, Linux has evolved to
support nearly all the features of a modern, multitasking,
multiple-user operating system. And the companies distributing it
include a who’s-who list of the most innovative and powerful”


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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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