Just for fun

The story of an accidental revolutionary

Linus Torvalds, David Diamond

262 pages, parution le 16/05/2001

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Résumé

In this witty and engrossing narrative, Linus Torvalds, the brilliant mastermind behind the latest Internet revolution, chronicles his transformation from pale, skinny Helsinki college kid to international folk hero. What began as a childhood hobby soon became the astonishing phenomenon known as the LINUX operating system.

LINUX was created because Linus was curious to see if he could improve upon the operating systems already out there, such as UNIX. How could he create a system that could run all of this favorite software with fewer crashes, and faster productivity ? He posted his early versions of LINUX on the Internet and called upon the most brilliant minds in computer science to enhance his system. What happened next took the world by storm.

Linus wasn't the first to use the power of the Open Source movement, but the excitement he generated when he offered his system to the world is unprecedented. What made LINUX revolutionary was its journey to become the marvel it is today-and how the system grew front the meeting of thousands of minds around the world. Suddenly, Linus creation was available for everyone to use, for free ! Anyone could improve LINUX at their whim. No monopolies, no trade secrets, no whispering behind closed, doors. LINUX wasn't coveted by the select few-this remarkable creation was accessible to absolutely anyone-and still is.

Part autobiography and part business philosophy, Just For Fun, brims with biographical detail about the radical spirit and creativity of Linus Torvalds. It offers a unique glimpse into the mind of an accidental revolutionary and how the altruistic creation of LINUX flourished in the Open Source Movement.

Although he's the first to admit that roaring down the freeway in his shiny new BMW bas its benefits, Linus never intentionally sought fame and fortune. yet fame and fortune found him, when Linus Torvalds radically changed the world of technology for one selfish reason-He did it just for fun.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface

Birth of a nerd
Birth of an operating system
King of the ball

Index

L'auteur - Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds est aujourd'hui l'informaticien le plus « convoité » de la planète. Il vit en Californie avec sa femme et ses deux filles. Il est le gourou incontesté de plusieurs millions de linuxiens convertis à travers les cinq continents.

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Texere
Auteur(s)	Linus Torvalds, David Diamond
Parution	16/05/2001
Nb. de pages	262
Format	16 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	588g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781587990809
ISBN13	978-1-58799-080-9