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