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Birth
Dec 28, 1969 Born in Helsinki, Finland to two journalists Anna and Nils Torvalds -
First Computer
Linus receives his first personal computer a Commodore Vic 20. -
Enrolls in College
Linus enrolls in the University of Helsinki and declares computer science as a major. -
Enlists in the Army
Linus leaves his studies at the University of Helsinki to enlist in the Finnish Army. -
Operating System Announcement
Linus announces that he is interested in developing a UNIX and MINIX based kernel operating system. -
Linux 1.0 Released
The first version of the Linux operating system is released. -
Masters Degree Completed
Linus completes his Masters in computer science, his thesis was titled “Linux: A Portable Operating System”. -
Linux Trademark
Linus is awarded the trademark of Linux, in a law suit against William Croce Jr. -
Project 86open
Linus started working on a project called ’86open’, a binary file for the UNIX like operating systems, used to create a common x86 PC. -
Moves To California
Linus moves to Santa Clara, California to work for Transmeta Corporation. -
Forbes Magazine Cover
Linus makes the cover of Forbes Magazine in an article titled “ Peace, Love, and Software. -
Worlds Top 100 Innovators
Linus is named in the MIT Technology Review as one of the worlds top 100 innovators under 35. -
Stock Options
Linus is offered stock options from RedHat and VA Linux for his efforts in creating Linux which increase his net worth significantly. -
Autobiography Published
Linus publishes his autobiography called “Just For Fun”. -
Open Source Development Labs
Linus leaves his job at Transmeta Corporation to join the Open Source Development Labs, later known as the Linux Foundation. -
Git
Linus writes his own version of the control system called BitKepper and names it Git, which is still very popular today. -
Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is founded in San Francisco, California, they offer Linus a full time position. -
US Citizenship
Linus Torvalds receives legal US citizenship
