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Linux
Linus Thorvalds
Prix Ars Electronica 1999 Golden Nica ".NET"
Linus Thorvalds has conceived Linux as a so-called "open-source" project, which means that the source code is freely available and can be copied and redistributed without fees or royalties. By releasing his work on the Internet, Thorvalds quickly found a slew of skilled allies, who also began working on this new operating system. Programmers simultaneously began working on various tools and programs to support Linux, and within a few years Linux became the most frequently used Unix-clone on conventional PCs. None of this would have been possible without the Internet and especially Usenet. One of the most important arguments for the Jury was the fact that Linux is one of the first products to come out of the cyberspace of the Internet, which has had an enormous impact on the "real" world. In addition, Linux could only have been created in this form on and with the Internet.
Linus Thorvalds, born 1969 in Helsinki, Finland. Lived there basically most of his life: went to school and university there, and married (Tove) and got his first child (Patricia, 2). Moved to Santa Clara, California in 1997,where his second daughter was born (Daniela, 1). He currently lives in Santa Clara with his family,working with computers at a company called Transmeta. He holds a Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Helsinki.
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