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Title: Linus research
Post by: Siplus on 31 March 2003, 22:56: where can i find 'reputable' information about linus torvald? a simple search from google didn't really give anything usefull (also, even less in english)

i'm doing this research for my western civ class, and i need to research a european who has infulenced the world. my teacher said it can be recent. i'm not sure if he would be a good target, because i'm unsure of the ammount of information i can gather about him.
Title: Linus research
Post by: Stryker on 31 March 2003, 23:13: try this (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22linus+torvalds%22+site%3A.edu+OR+site%3A.org%22+OR+site%3A.fi). hopefully it will help. It looked decent but i didn't spend much time there.

[ March 31, 2003: Message edited by: Stryker ]
Title: Linus research
Post by: KernelPanic on 1 April 2003, 00:23: Rebel Code by Glyn Moody.
Paperback is quite cheap.
Title: Linus research
Post by: Refalm on 1 April 2003, 01:09: quote:
Stryker: try this. hopefully it will help. It looked decent but i didn't spend much time there.

* Ahum * The creator of the Linux kernel is called "Linus Torvalds", I have no idea who Linus Torvald is... and btw, you should have included .fi in your search. You would have found Linus Torvalds (official) small website: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/torvalds/ (http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/torvalds/)
Title: Linus research
Post by: Stryker on 1 April 2003, 01:33: quote:
Originally posted by Siplus: *Capitalist*:
where can i find 'reputable' information about linus torvald? a simple search from google didn't really give anything usefull (also, even less in english)

I was just answering his question. (http://smile.gif)
Title: Linus research
Post by: Siplus on 1 April 2003, 07:18: quote:
* Ahum * The creator of the Linux kernel is called "Linus Torvalds", I have no idea who Linus Torvald is...

i'm sorry i forgot the 's'....i was spelling it trovald before i searched for his name and google corrected me.
Title: Linus research
Post by: shuiend on 1 April 2003, 08:06: Well have you tried his biography? It is called "Just for Fun". It shoud have juist about every thing you would want to know about the man and alot of just extra shit about him
Title: Linus research
Post by: Siplus on 1 April 2003, 22:02: cool, i'll have to look for that book. i have untill the end of the year (this is my final project, so i don't have to worry about a test) to do this, and it either has to be a 3 minutes presentation to the class, or a written report. i'm kinda leaning towards a written report...
Title: Linus research
Post by: Kintaro on 2 April 2003, 12:24: http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/38b2/ (http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/38b2/)
(http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/front/lg-just-for-fun.jpg)