In just for fun, linus torvalds, the finnish creator of the linux operating system, mixes his personal story, told in both narrative and email dispatches, with the saga of his development of the linux operating system. He quips, i couldnt afford software that i liked, so i wrote my own. Just for fun the story of an accidental revolutionary. Just for fun timeflies album, a 2015 album by american pop duo timeflies. Just for fun chronicles torvaldss amazing lifefrom his eccentric childhood in finland, to his gangly, geeky teenage years when his greatest joy was writing programs on his grandfathers vic20 computer, to his rise to worldwide fame with linux. In 1991, at the age of 21, linus torvalds, then a student at helsinki university, sat down in his mothers apartment and wrote the powerful linux operating system.
Torvalds, linus, 1969, linux, computer programmers publisher. The story of an accidental revolutionary by linus torvalds. The story of an accidental revolutionary goodreads. The story of an accidental revolutionary by linus torvalds and david diamond audio is a jaunty book about the early, dysfunctional days and brilliant albeit still young career of linux developer linus torvalds. Brimming with torvaldss candid observations and opinions, this is a mustread for anyone who. In this witty and engrossing narrative, linus torvalds, the brilliant mastermind behind the latest technology revolution, chronicles his transformation from pale, skinny helsinki college kid to international folk hero. Just for fun linus torvalds paperback books online. Almost anyone who has heard of computers has heard of linux, the computer operating system that is the closest rival. Just for fun by linus torvalds, 9780066620732, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This book describes how he worked for years and why he made decisions like open source.
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Brimming with torvalds s candid observations and opinions, this is a mustread for anyone who. Just for fun film, a 1963 british musical just for fun canadian tv series, a canadian childrens game show, on air from 1975 to 1976 see also edit. It is the story of why and how linux came to be, and a window into the mind of a creative genius. Linus torvalds wrote the linux kernel but just for fun could refer to writing the book. Torvalds personal account makes the book fascinating. Most 31year olds cant boast of being the instigator of a revolution. Here he tells us about his childhood, his time at helsinki university, his marriage to six times karate champion tove, about his children and about his attitude to life. Review linus torvalds just for fun’ moving to freedom.
Here he tells us about his childhood, his time at helsinki university, his marriage to six times karate champion. Once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Just for fun book, the 2001 autobiography of linux kernel creator linus torvalds. Almost anyone who has heard of computers has heard of linux, the computer operating system that is the closest rival to micro softs windows and, get this, is free. In just for fun, diamond helps to paint a picture of torvalds as a cocksure guy who just wants to have fun which, in his case, translates to building software. The interview, which first appeared in russian in computerra on march. The story of an accidental revolutionary view larger image. Click to read more about just for fun by linus torvalds. For reading this ebook first you have to install fbreader or any other ebook. Access a free summary of just for fun, by linus torvalds and david diamond and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract.
In just for fun, the story of an accidental revolutionary, the creator of linux tries to shed his media image as a selfeffacing monk. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jun 04, 2002 once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Even though torvalds is now a bigger star in the computer world than bill gates, and companies like ibm are running linux on their servers, he has retained his innocence. Judging by the title of the book just for fun it is expected that this book will not be too technical or require too much thinking by the reader. Torvalds gives a history of his renegade software while candidly revealing the quirky mind of a genius.
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Jun 04, 2002 click here to buy just for fun by linus torvalds on paperback and find more of your favourite biographyautobiography books in rarus online book store. To get it to do anything, his grandfather had to program it in basic. The story of an accidental revolutionary paperback june 4, 2002 by linus torvalds author. Publication date 2001 topics linux, computers, technology, history collection. Dollarddesormeaux just for fun linus torvalds ebook. Contribute to limkokholejustforfunlinustorvalds development by creating an. He claims to this day that he invented linux just for fun. Linus torvalds, just for fun brims with biographical detail about the radical spirit and creativity of linus torvalds. Just for fun summary by linus torvalds overdrive rakuten. Emotion 360 trek pack plus just for fun, by linus torvalds and david diamond.
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Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the internet for free. Ten years ago, college student linus torvalds retreated to his own computer to write code. The story of an accidental revolutionary paperback in bulk, at wholesale prices. This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Just for fun chronicles torvalds s amazing lifefrom his eccentric childhood in finland, to his gangly, geeky teenage years when his greatest joy was writing programs on his grandfathers vic20 computer, to his rise to worldwide fame with linux. Contribute to limkokholejustforfunlinustorvalds development by creating an account on github. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Once youre guaranteed survival, and once youre guaranteed that you have a social connection to the world around you, then you want to get to the point where the most motivating thing in your life is fun. The story of an accidental revolutionary is about the life journey of the father of the linux kernel linus torvalds, but not only that. He later became the chief architect of the linux kernel, and now acts as the projects coordinator. It is mostly written as an autobiography, with shorter sections between chapters from a coauthor, a journalist, david diamond whose idea it was to write a book about linus in the first place. The boy and his grandfather just connected it to a television set and turned it on. Calling himself a really unpleasant person, he later explained id like to be a nice person and curse less and encourage people to grow rather than telling them they are idiots.
This book does just what it says by being a book that anyone interested in the business history of linux and the history of an accidental revolutionary. Just for fun is a quirky, surprisingly funny, rambling and nonchronological nonlinear biography of linus torvalds, one of the many sparky instigators of the most significant software revolution of all time. The following interview was originally published in english at the enrus translation agencys web site in conjunction with the russian language release of the linus torvalds book, just for fun. Linus torvalds is known for disagreeing with other developers on the linux kernel mailing list. Linus torvald received lots of credits for managing this.
The story of an accidental revolutionary new edition by linus torvalds, david diamond isbn. The hacker ethic and the spirit of the information age. I recently finished reading just for fun, by linus torvalds and david diamond. But then again, the worlds leading promoter of open source software and creator of the. Just for fun linus torvalds paperback the story of an accidental revolutionary. Publication date 2001 topics torvalds, linus, 1969, linux, computer programmers. I have to say, however, that the book is like two books mixed into one. This book would be a totally unremarkable memoir about a man who just loves to write software code.
Once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since. Just for fun free summary by linus torvalds and david diamond. Linus describes the history of linux in graspable terms and details how the system itself works, without lapsing into mindboggling technical jargon. Just for fun linus torvalds paperback books online raru. Just for fun by linus torvalds, david diamond wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Jul 11, 2011 once upon a time linus torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. The premise of the book was that you kind of move on to fun. Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes. Despite its limited memory and capacity, torvalds started working passionately with the new computer. The story of an accidental revolutionary, which can be purchased at a lower price at.
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