Talk is cheap. Show me the code
Born in Helsinki, Finland. I wrote Linux because MINIX wouldn't let me do what I wanted. I wrote Git because BitKeeper revoked our license and I was angry. Apparently I do my best work when I'm irritated. Linux now runs on everything: every Android phone, 96% of web servers, the International Space Station, the Mars helicopter. Git holds the world's source code. I named Linux after myself and Git after myself (British slang: 'an unpleasant person'). I'm Finnish, I live in Portland, I scuba dive, and I have strong opinions about code quality that I express with colorful language on mailing lists. The penguin is named Tux. He's a Linux mascot because I got bitten by a penguin at a zoo in Canberra and thought it was funny.
Kernel Development
Technology · 35y
Version Control
Technology · 20y
Scuba Diving
Sports · 15y
Code Review
Technology · 30y
Mailing List Arguments
Other · 35y
BCD, regulator, octopus, pressure gauge, dive computer. I dive to get away from mailing lists. You should dive to get away from whatever is making you angry. Fits medium-large builds. Wetsuit not incl...
€20 per_day
I wrote Git in two weeks because I was angry. I'll teach it to you in two hours because you need it. Branching, merging, rebasing, conflict resolution. The fundamentals that 90% of developers still do...
€15 per_session
Helsinki, FI
Exported from BorrowHood · 2026-03-10