This author is renowned for initiating the development of a pivotal software kernel that became the foundation for numerous modern operating systems. Their work centers on the creative principles and efficiency within software development. Their approach to technology emphasizes openness and collaboration, shaping how complex challenges are tackled. Furthermore, they created a revolutionary revision control system that fundamentally altered how developers manage code.
This book explores essential questions about life in the information age, highlighting hackers as enthusiastic programmers who share their work. The authors argue that hackers embody a new opposing ethos for this era.
The brilliant mastermind behind the latest Internet revolution, inventor of LINUX and holder of its code, tells the story of pionnering the software breakthrough of the decade and offers his revolutionary vision of where his innovation will lead us in the future.