Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary - Brossura

Torvalds, Linus; Diamond, David

 
9780066620732: Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
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ISBN 10: 0066620732 ISBN 13: 9780066620732
Casa editrice: Harper Business, 2002

Sinossi

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.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Linus Torvalds was born in Finland. He graduated from the University of Helsinki and lives with his wife, the six-time karate champion of Finland, and his children. Linus currently works as a programmer on several projects for Transmeta.



David Diamond has written regularly for such publications as the New York Times, Business Week, and Wired. He is executive editor of Red Herring Magazine and lives in Kentfield, California, with his wife and daughter.

Dalla quarta di copertina

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.

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Editore
Harper Business
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0066620732
ISBN 13 
9780066620732
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
288
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
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Hamburg
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Germania

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780066620725: Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0066620724 ISBN 13:  9780066620725
Casa editrice: Harperbusiness, 2001
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