Just for Fun : The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperInformation, 2001. First Edition First Printing Stated . Hard Back. Near Fine/Very Good. 6" x 9 1/2. 262 Pages Indexed. Blue and white photgraphiclly illustrated glossy laminated boards. Dust jacket price $26.00 is unclipped.No defects noted and interior is flawless. Torvalds with writer David Diamond, chronicles his transformation from a pale, skinny Helsinki college kid to an internation fold hero. What began as a childhood soon became the astonishing phenomenon known as the Linus Operating System. Linux was created because Linus was curious to see if he could improve upon the operating systems such as Unix. Linus posted his early versions of Linux on the Internet and called upon the most brilliant minds in computer science to enhance his system. What happened next took the world by storm. Linus wasn't the first to use the power of the open source movement, but the excitement he geneerated when he offered his system to the world was unprecedented. It was revolutionary. Suddenly Linus's cration was available for everyone to use, for free! Anyone could improve Linux at whim. No monoplies, no trade secrets, no whispering behind closed doors. The Linux system is still constantly evolving and improving every day a decade after its inception. Linus describes the history of Linux in terms and details how the system workds, without mind-boggling technical jargon. Biographical detail about the radical spirit and creativity of Linus Torvalds. Teems with clever anecdotes and Torvold's opinions on the future of competition in the computer world. Linus even re veals his own take on the meaning life. Here is the true story of how Linux began as a small spark and spread like wildfire across the world. Linus neve intentionally sought fame and fortune yet both found him when Linus Torvalds radically changed the world of technology for one selfis reason. Just for Fun. Toda Linus has graduated from the University of Helsinki and lives with his wife, the six-time karate champion of Finland, and his children. He works as a programmer for Transmeta.