Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, is finalist for Millennium Technology Prize. ... released the first version of Linux in 1991 while a graduate student at the University of Helsinki in Finland.

Meet Linus Torvalds, the accidental revolutionary behind Linux. Written by David Coursey, Contributor May 20, 2001 at 5:00 p.m. PT COMMENTARY--Linus Torvalds is, in some ways, the Chauncey ...

Originally from Finland, Torvalds moved to the Portland area in 2004. He wrote Sunday, "My flippant attacks in emails have been both unprofessional and uncalled for.

Linus Torvalds is the creator and sole arbiter of the Linux operating system, ... Torvalds released the Linux operating system from his college dorm room in Finland in 1991. Since then, ...

The Technology Academy Finland has shortlisted Linus Torvalds for its 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, worth over €1 million (US$1.3 million). There is one other shortlisted candidate for this ...

Linus Torvalds and and Dr. Shinya Yamanaka have won Finland’s Millennium Technology Prize for their work on the Linux kernel and induced pluripotent stem cells, respectively.

Having brought his open-source work and family to the United States from Finland some time ago, Linus Torvalds has marked an important personal milestone by attaining U.S. citizenship ...

Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux operating system, is joining the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) as its first-ever OSDL Fellow. In an announcement today, the Beaverton, Ore.-based ...

Last week, Linux creator Linus Torvalds was in Finland giving a talk when a woman in the crowd asked why chip maker Nvidia refused to support Linux on a brand new machine she had bought.

Linus Torvalds gets graphic about his feelings toward Nvidia. Uses a few choice words to vent his anger about Nvidia's lack of Linux support. ... Finland on June 14.

If you ever ran into Linus Torvalds, you'd probably like him. But he won't be looking for you. He doesn't seem to think he's that important--even if the rest of the world does.

The Technology Academy Finland has shortlisted Linus Torvalds for its 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, worth over €1 million (US$1.3 million).