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Linus Torvalds
Finnish software engineer (born 1969)
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Videos Mentioning Linus Torvalds
The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster and No One Knew
Veritasium
Student who adopted GPL and created the Linux kernel, catalyzing the combined GNU/Linux ecosystem.
Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses | Lex Fridman Podcast #172
Lex Fridman
Creator of Linux, used as an example of a leader who remained at the top of a large open-source community, highlighting the importance of founding leadership.
George Hotz: Comma.ai, OpenPilot, and Autonomous Vehicles | Lex Fridman Podcast #31
Lex Fridman
Creator of Linux, admired by George Hotz for doing the 'real work' of building foundational infrastructure.
George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132
Lex Fridman
Creator of Linux, whose famous quote 'Talk is cheap, show me the code' is used to conclude the podcast.
Brian Kernighan: UNIX, C, AWK, AMPL, and Go Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #109
Lex Fridman
Creator of Linux, who built a UNIX-like operating system in 1991, capitalizing on the availability of UNIX expertise.
The AI Architect: Bret Taylor
Latent Space
Creator of the Linux kernel, known for his strong stance on binary compatibility.
Peter Wang: Python and the Source Code of Humans, Computers, and Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #250
Lex Fridman
A Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and, historically, the main developer of the Linux kernel. Peter Wang discusses his leadership style in the open-source community.
Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #224
Lex Fridman
The creator of Linux, whose approach to making code available inspired Travis's open-source efforts.
Extreme Harness Engineering for the 1B token/day Dark Factory — Ryan Lopopolo, OpenAI Frontier
Latent Space
Quoted regarding the principle of 'many eyes' making open source security robust, contrasted with the idea of internalizing dependencies.
Rebuilding Git for AI Agents and The Future of Developer Tools | Deep Dives with a16z
a16z Deep Dives
Mentioned as being critical of GitHub's interface despite using it as a host for his projects.
How To Learn AI In A Weekend
Ali Abdaal
The inventor of Linux, mentioned in the context of creating the Git version control system.