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In a typical exchange on the Linux Kernel Mailing list Linus Torvalds let drop, in passing, the fact that he is now a US citizen.
In a typical exchange on the Linux Kernel Mailing list Linus Torvalds let drop, in passing, the fact that he is now a US citizen.
There isn't much more to this story accept for the fact that his Wikipedia page was almost immediately updated to reflect his new-found citizenship.
Linus Torvalds is, of course, the creator and current mentor of Linux and specifically the Linux kernal. Originally Finnish - as you might guess from his name - he was born in Helsinki and has lived and worked in the US since 1996. He now works for the Linux Foundation.
Linus micro fact - Linus Torvalds was named after Linus Pauling a noble prize winning US chemist.
Further Reading
Linux Kernel Development (3e)
Smart Home Automation with Linux
Linux Programming by Example
Practical Guide to Linux Commands
Version Control with Git
Women In Computing
08/03/2014
Today is International Woman's Day. Google has a doodle to celebrate it and the Anita Borg Institute has an infographic about notable women in computing.
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Computer Science MOOCs March Forward
05/03/2014
In our regular monthly round up of Computer Science MOOCs we have options that will be of interest if you want to undertake a course of study rather than a one-off course.
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