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Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary By Linus Torvalds Collins Business Released: 2002-06-04 Paperback (288 pages) List Price: $14.95 Lowest New Price: $4.32 Lowest Used Price: $1.84 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 20:14 Pacific 2 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM. Now, in a narrative that zips along with the speed of e-mail, Torvalds gives a history of his renegade software while candidly revealing the quirky mind of a genius. The result is an engrossing portrayal of a man with a revolutionary vision, who challenges our values and may change our world.

Linus Torvalds, Software Rebel (Techies) By Ann Brashares 21st Century Library Binding (80 pages; 1) List Price: $23.90 Lowest New Price: $11.15 Lowest Used Price: $6.68 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 20:14 Pacific 2 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here

Biography - Torvalds, Linus (1970-): An article from: Contemporary Authors By Gale Reference Team Thomson Gale Released: 2007-12-16 Digital (7 pages) List Price: $9.95 Lowest New Price: $9.95 Available for download now (As of 20:14 Pacific 2 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This digital document, covering the life and work of Linus Torvalds, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1910 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information: Place and date of birth and death (if deceased) Family members Education Professional associations and honors Employment Writings, including books and periodicals A description of the author's work References to further readings about the author

Die Software Rebellen. Die Erfolgsstory von Linus Torvalds und Linux. By Glyn Moody moderne industrie Hardcover Lowest Used Price: $160.25 (As of 20:14 Pacific 2 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here

Just for Fun. By Linus Torvalds Dtv Paperback (304 pages) Lowest New Price: $15.55 Lowest Used Price: $14.93 (As of 20:14 Pacific 2 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here

Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (O'Reilly Open Source) By Chris DiBona, Mark Stone, Scott Bradner, Kirk McKusick, Tom Paquin, Eric Raymond, Michael Tiemann, Paul Vixie & Bob Young O'Reilly Media, Inc. Paperback (280 pages) List Price: $24.95 Lowest New Price: $9.25 Lowest Used Price: $0.12 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 20:14 Pacific 2 Jul 2009 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Freely available source code, with contributions from thousands of programmers around the world: this is the spirit of the software revolution known as Open Source. In Open Sources, leaders of Open Source come together for the first time to discuss the new vision of the software industry they have created. The essays in this volume offer insight into how the open-source movement works, why it succeeds, and where it is going. A powerful vision from the movement's spiritual leaders, this book reveals the mysteries of how open development builds better software, and how businesses can leverage freely available software for a competitive business advantage. It features essays from open-source software luminaries such as Linus Torvalds (Linux), Brian Behlendorf (Apache), and Richard Stallman (GNU), as well as business leaders like Michael Tiemann (Cygnus Solutions) and Bob Young (Red Hat) who have redefined how Open Source and commercial ventures can co-exist. For the first time in print, this book presents the story of the open- source phenomenon told by the people who created this movement. Open Sources will bring you into the world of free software and show you the revolution.