-
Born
Linus Torvalds was born on December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland. -
Interest in Computers
Linus first got interested in computers in 1981 where he programmed with BASIC and Assembly Language. -
Period: to
Attended University of Helsinki
Recieved Masters of Computer Science -
Period: to
Joined the Finnish Army
From the summer of 1989 to 1990 (11 months) he joined the Finnish Army. -
Purchased IBM computer
Linus purchased an IBM clone computer which had MINUX on it and allowed him to start working on the LINUX kernel. -
Linux Kernel
Torvalds used Stallmans General Public License for his version of the Linux kernel. -
LINUX released
The first prototypes of LINUX were released -
Red Hat and VA LINUX
Red Hat and VA LINUX were released and Torvalds recieved stock from them. -
Takeda Award
Torvalds, Stallman, and Ken Sakamura all recieved the Takeda Award. -
World Technology Award
Torvalds recieved the World Technology Award in 2002. -
Open Source Labs
In 2003 Linus started working at Open Source Labs. -
C&C Prize
In 2010, Torvalds won the C&C Prize for his involvent in advancing education. -
US citizen
Torvalds became a United States Citien. -
Millenium Technology Prize
IN 2012, Torvalds recieved the Millenium Technology Prize. -
Internet Hall of Fame
Linus was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame
