Linus Torvalds talks future of Linux (apcmag interview)

Linus Torvalds talks future of Linux

* 22nd August 2007
* James Buchanan
* Linux, Open source

Initiator of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds: Photo credit:
Linuxmag.com, licensed under GNUFDLInitiator of the Linux kernel, Linus
Torvalds: Photo credit: Linuxmag.com, licensed under GNUFDLLinus
Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, has, along with others like
Richard Stallman, literally changed the world of software forever.

Linux-based distributions seem to pop up every day, while more and more
devices now run Linux at their core, from mobile phones to inflight
entertainment systems, to the world's mission critical server
infrastructures.

[...]

I had the opportunity to chat with Linus Torvalds, in a number of email
exchanges.

APC: Writing an operating system kernel is a hard job. Why did you write
Linux in the first place?

LT: Kernels may be hard, but partly because of that they are also
interesting....."

[...]

http://apcmag.com/node/7012
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