The mind behind Linux | Linus Torvalds

I just watched the interview below with Linus Torvalds and thought I would do a little rambling (or babbling).  He's the mind behind Linux, which is the OS on more servers that operate the internet, and also powers most business and government servers in the world, and you have to remember the Linux Kernel is behind all the Android phones (81% of smartphones), TV's, Raspberry PI's, refrigerators (that connect to the internet), Playstations,  and almost anything else that connects to the world.  Apple's IOS was originally based on Unix, which is not a free open source like Linux but an OS you purchase.  I bring this up because Linus wanted to buy a Unix system but could not afford it so with his love for coding, he created his own.

Then you have Windows and MS-DOS.  

I think that Bill Gates (along with Paul Allen) has done the most for computing, by being the face that made having a computer in your home a necessity.  Then you have Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the founders of Apple.  If computers were cars then Apple would be the Jeep Cherokee, the hip car to buy,  Microsoft would be the Toyota Camry, probably the best selling car today, and then all the Linux flavors would be the Ford F150.  The best selling vehicle today.  You have to remember that Apple makes its own computer.  Microsoft is new to the manufacturing side with the Microsoft Surface but everybody makes a computer to sell that is powered by Microsoft.  If Microsoft was a car then it would be the motor and drive train.  Linux would probably be the starter.  The Linux Foundation, where Linus Torvalds works do not do user interfaces.  All the cars above that are sold in the US are made in the US, but only one is a car.  I tried

Two things Torvalds says really interests me:

1. He's not a people person.  Neither am I.
2. He doesn't look to the future.  He says we need people that look to the stars and try to create the future, but he is a look at the ground and fix the pothole in front of me.

What I've learned about Torvalds over the years is that he's an un-intentional jerk, driven from being more stubborn than smart (and he's really smart), and while he is a complicated man, he lives a simple life.

For a detailed written description (and another source for the interview) of the video click Here.  

I also watched a couple of video interviews with Kevin Mitnick, a hacker once on the FBI's most wanted list.  He's living proof that your computer is like your house.  You can lock the doors and windows but if somebody wants in, they are gonna get in.

This was written on an 8-year-old computer using Ubuntu powered by the Linux Kernal 5.0.0-13-generic.  Thank you, Linus, for all the years I've used your idea.