The Mind Behind Linux

Get to know the mind of the creator of Linux in this brilliant TED talk.

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 around the world.

In a rare interview with TED curator Chris Anderson, Torvalds discusses with remarkable openness the personality traits that drove his unique philosophy of work, engineering, and life.

“I’m not a visionary, I’m an engineer.”

Torvalds

“I’m perfectly happy with all the people that are walking around and just looking at the clouds… but I’m looking at the ground, and I want to fix the hole that’s right in front of me before I fall inside”

Torvalds

Uirá Endy Ribeiro

Uirá Endy Ribeiro is a Software Developer and Cloud Computing Architect with a 23-year career. He has master's degrees in computer science and fifteen IT certifications and is the author of 11 books recognized in the IT world market. He is also Director at Universidade Salgado de Oliveira and Director of the Linux Professional Institute - LPI Director's Board.