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Linus Torvalds

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Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer known as the creator and lead maintainer of the Linux kernel, which he began developing in 1991 while a student at the University of Helsinki. He also created the distributed version control system Git in 2005 to manage kernel development. Torvalds continues to oversee the direction of Linux kernel development, coordinating contributions from a large global community of developers. He has recently addressed debates over AI-assisted coding in the kernel, stating that Linux will permit the use of AI tools and telling critics they can fork the project or leave if they disagree.

Updated 5 August 2026

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