books by Linus Torvalds

books by Linus Torvalds

books:

Linus Torvalds

Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (O'Reilly Open Source)

Chris DiBona, Sam Ockman, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 1999

A fascinating read
All the essays are well written, enjoyable, informative and a great read. Anyone interested in open source software, where S/W development might be going and Unix/Linux/GNU software in particular, should read this book. One or two essays showing their age, but still ...

Just for Fun.
Linus Torvalds, David Diamond

Dtv, 2002

Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Linus Torvalds, David Diamond

Collins Business, 2002

An interesting read
This is the story of Linus Benedict Torvalds, the creator of Linux OS in what seems like his own words (well 90% of the book is written as if Linus himself is narrating it). What interested me most and kept me reading the book was knowing how Linus pursued his ...

The Hacker Ethic

Pekka Himanen

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002

Intriguing Viewpoints
This book compares the so-called "hacker work ethic" as compared to the old "Protestant work ethic," examining so-called hacker culture and their motivations for working and completing projects, as opposed to the world view of working "because you are supposed to." It ...