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