Linus Torvalds was only 22 in 1991 when he decided to share with friends and colleagues the code of Linux, the new operating system he had created. The University of Helsinki computer science student couldn't have imagined the revolution his decision was about to ignite. In a Q-and-A interview, Torvalds discusses his motivation for creating Linux, his impressions of the progress of open source software and his desire to stay as far as possible away from the open source vs. Microsoft fray.
November 05th 2007