Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

ISBN-13:	9780066620732
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/04/2002
Edition description:	First Harper Business Paperback Edition
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	356,310
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.65(d)

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.