About the book:
In 1991, at the age of 21, Linus Torvalds, then a student at Helsinki University, sat down in his mother's apartment and coded the powerful LINUX operating system. Perhaps even more astounding than his programming prowess is what Torvalds did with it: he gave it away -- free! The LINUX operating system became available to anyone who wanted to download it. Instead of money, Torvalds asked people for suggestions to improve the system. Thus emerged an operating system which is more powerful and stable than anything that Microsoft can offer and which is rapidly transforming the computing landscape.
Today, LINUX is exploding in the market, and its creator is fast becoming a household name worldwide.
Just For Fun is the autobiography of one of the stars of the technology world. It traces the origins of the LINUX operating system and the prospects for computing in the years ahead.
Quotes:
'Perhaps the most entertaining business book you'll read this year.'
--eCompany Now
About the author:
Linus Torvalds is the creator of the LINUX operating system and one of the leaders of the Open Source movement. He works at Transmeta Corp., a company that designs cutting edge microchips. He lives in Santa Clara, California.
David Diamond has written for publications such as the New York Times, Business Week and Wired, and is executive editor of Red Herring magazine. He lives in Kentfield, California.
