Linus torvalds, the creator of linux, took the challenge into his own hands and disappeared over the weekend to emerge the following week with git. Hes been known to tell off c hackers when he feels theyve been flaming their opinions excessively. So he went offline for a week, wrote a revolutionary new system from scratch, and called it git. It met every core requirement for a vcs that linus outlined, and did so elegantly and simply to. In a rare interview with ted curator chris anderson, torvalds discusses with remarkable openness the personality traits that prompted his unique philosophy of work, engineering and life. It is, as the name implies, based on the git software.
After controversy, torvalds begins work on git following controversy, linux creator linus torvalds has begun writing new software, called git, to manage the linux kernel development process. Also i dont know how many lines of code are in the core git code nor how many linus wrote in its earliest iterations. Ten years ago this week, the linux kernel community faced a daunting challenge. Git t is a distributed versioncontrol system for tracking changes in source code during software development. Read this biography to learn more about his childhood, profile, life and timeline. How did linus torvalds singlehandedly code 90,000 lines.
Jul 27, 2018 a look at linux kernel developers various revision control solutions through the years, linus torvalds decision to use bitkeeper and the controversy that followed, and how git came to be created. Linus torvalds wont do github pull requests hacker news. Linus torvalds keeps a copy of his linux kernel project on github, the wildly popular coderhosting website. I asked the creator of the linux operating system and the git source code control system if i could join him. Git, the open source distributed software version control system pioneered by linux founder linus torvalds in 2005, is now gaining real momentum with developers. Torvalds is also widely seen as the godfather of the open source movement. Apr 06, 2015 linus torvalds, the creator of linux, took the challenge into his own hands and disappeared over the weekend to emerge the following week with git. Linus torvalds transformed technology twice first with the linux kernel, which helps power the internet, and again with git, the source code management system used. Vaughannichols for linux and open source march 19, 2020 17.
Where i work we are doing what many software teams are doing and slowly making the transition from subversion to git. Like the linux kernel, linus created a core and published it as free software. Sep 17, 2018 the creator of opensource software linux, linus torvalds, is taking time off and apologizing for his unprofessional and uncalled for behavior, torvalds said in an email to members of the linux. When linus started work on the linux kernel, he used the free version of a then proprietary source control management system named. Linus torvalds with microsoft team at linuxcon 2016.
I think the core design is very solid, and we have almost zero redundant information, and the core model is really built around a few solid concepts that make a lot of sense. Linus torvalds is the software engineer who created the linux kernel operating system. Linus torvalds transformed technology twice first with the linux kernel, which helps power the internet, and again with git, the source code management system used by developers worldwide. Originally, linus torvalds used no revision control at all. May 20, 2007 for those who are suggesging oh linus is arrogant, linus is bad, linus is such a git, etcetera, i have one thing to say. Over the next fifteen minutes we talked about programming and programmers.
How did linus torvalds singlehandedly code 90,000 lines of. By matt asay matt asay is a veteran technology columnist who. Linux creator linus torvalds takes time off, apologizes for. Quotations by linus torvalds, finnish businessman, born december 28, 1969. The question is whether that situation should be allowed to continue. Monday you had a chance to ask linus torvalds any question you wanted. Torvalds has been quoted as saying hes more famous for linux but that over time, git will end up being more important. After controversy, torvalds begins work on git pc world. We sent him a dozen of the highest rated and below youll see what he has to say about computers, programming, books, and s.
Linux creator linus torvalds is now working to create git, software that can quickly make changes to the 17,000 files that make up the linux kernel. Linus torvalds invented git, but he pulls no patches with github linus torvalds keeps a copy of his linux kernel project on github, the wildly popular codehosting website. Hes been known to tell off c hackers when he feels theyve been flaming their opinions excessively linux. Currently, linus works for the linux foundation in usa, and is known all over. Googles researchers specifically cited git when they announced a new sha1 attack vector, according to zdnet. Torvalds became famous as an engineer of computer software who created the kernel of linux. Dec 07, 2018 git was engineered almost perfectly to fit the needs that were sought by linus and the linux team. And quite frankly, as a result of all these design decisions that sound so appealing to some cs people, the end result is a horrible and unmaintainable mess.
He is a finnishamerican software engineer and is employed by the linux foundation as the coordinator of the linux project. In 2005, linus torvalds urgently needed a new version control system to maintain the development of the linux kernel. It might help to consider what torvalds said right before that. The world rightly lauds linus torvalds for linux, but git will arguably have a bigger impact. Linus also created git, a distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development. In the world of software development, hes what passes for normal. The largest source code repository as of 2019 is microsoft github. Enjoy the best linus torvalds quotes at brainyquote. Microsoft is now using linus torvalds open source tool for. Linus torvalds was born december 28, 1969 in helsinki, finland.
Till 2005, he used the proprietary software named bitkeeper for version control in the linux kernel. It was originally created by the father of linux, linus torvalds. Want to be notified of new releases in torvaldslinux. Linus torvalds goes off on linux and git typical programmer. Robert mcmillan idg news service on 20 april, 2005 09. He also talks about what he would have done differently with linux if he had to do it all over.
Later, the kernel was used for other operating systems. They could no longer use their revision control system bitkeeper and no other source control management scms met their needs for a distributed system. By matt asay matt asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for cnet, readwrite, and other tech. Linus torvalds is a finnishborn american software engineer most notably known for creating the linux kernel, a core system code used in many operating system distributions in use today. A look at linux kernel developers various revision control solutions through the years, linus torvalds decision to use bitkeeper and the controversy that followed, and how git came to be created. Jul 31, 2016 entrevista a linus torvalds realizada por chris anderson en tedtalks. Linus torvalds invented git, but he pulls no patches with. Linus torvalds l and dirk hohndel r at the open source summit europe image. It is designed for coordinating work among programmers, but it can be used to track changes in any set of files. Linus benedict torvalds was born on 28th december 1969, in helsinki, finland.
In fact, im a huge proponent of designing your code around the data, rather than the other way around, and i think its one of the reasons git has been fairly successful. Im not a programmer anymore in a discussion about linux and programming, linuxs founder, linus torvalds talks about what he does today and his own doubts about his work. Linus using git for the linux kernel, the bitkeeper drama, and doing talks about why git is better and everything is broken made git popular. According to linus torvalds author of git and some os called linux or something you are ugly and stupid if you dont use git. Apr, 2020 linus torvalds is a finnishamerican software engineer who developed the linux kernel and then invented git 15 years ago.
Git is a distributed versioncontrol system for tracking changes in source code during software development. It was invented by the creator of linux linus torvalds for protecting the linux kernel source code and coordinating the activity of hundreds of developers. So theres been a few small details that i think we could have done better, but on the whole im very happy with git. Entrevista a linus torvalds realizada por chris anderson en tedtalks. Git is a version control system used to keep track of changes made to files. Im not a programmer anymore in a discussion about linux and programming, linuxs founder, linus torvalds talks about what. Github has done a lot to push it, but even without github, git would still be huge. Microsoft is now using linus torvalds open source tool. After opensource controversy, torvalds turns to git. They have become so powerful and stinkin rich mainly because of his work. The researchers highlight that linus torvald s code versioncontrol system git strongly relies on sha1 for checking the integrity of file objects and commits. And he invented git, software thats now used by developers across the net to build new. In 2005, linus torvalds urgently needed a new version control. The creator of opensource software linux, linus torvalds, is taking time off and apologizing for his unprofessional and uncalled for behavior, torvalds said.
Its goals include speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, nonlinear workflows. He remains the principal developer of linux, managing tens of thousands of developers that contribute code for functions and bug fixes for the kernel. Github is home to over 40 million developers working together to host and. Linus torvalds biography childhood, life achievements. I was in a coffee shop in portland, oregon and happened to spot linus torvalds sitting alone at a window table. May 03, 2016 linus torvalds transformed technology twice first with the linux kernel, which helps power the internet, and again with git, the source code management system used by developers worldwide. If you try to send him a patch or a bugfix via github, hell. Mar 19, 2020 linus torvalds created linux and git from home.
In fact, im a huge proponent of designing your code around the data, rather than the other way around, and i think its. Git is one of those distributed version control systems. For those who are suggesging oh linus is arrogant, linus is bad, linus is such a git, etcetera, i have one thing to say. When linus started work on the linux kernel, he used the free version of a then proprietary source control management system named bitkeeper. Today git is used for thousands of projects and has ushered in a new level of social coding among programmers.
So he went offline for a week, wrote a revolutionary new system from scratch, and called it. But three years ago linux creator linus torvalds began using a proprietary, closedsource software version control system called bitkeeper to maintain the source code for the linux kernel. Git was created by linus torvalds in 2005 for development of the linux kernel, with other kernel developers contributing to its initial development. Kernel contributors would post their patches to the usenet group, and later to the. Torvalds is the author of the very popular git version control software which has been adopted by most free software project as well as many commercial projects.
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