In this interview, the founder of the Linux operating system that runs everything from Google on the New York Stock Exchange to the high-speed rail system in Japan, describes its evolution from a student hacker founder of open source pioneer Linux. It touches on the unique advantages of open cooperation, against the dangers of centralized distributed environments, and why Linux is even more interesting from a social point of view than from a technical point of view. In the end, says Torvalds, the most important open source software is not any ideology. So that everyone can adapt it to your personal needs and goals of "Hide
by Linus Torvalds, Karen Christensen Source: Rotman School of Management / UOT 4 pages. Publication Date: January 1, 2012. Prod. #: ROT163-PDF-ENG
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