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Torvalds
Torvalds ({{IPA-sv, ˈtǔːrvalds, lang) is a Swedish/Finnish family name. It may refer to: People * Ole Torvalds (1916–1995), journalist and poet * Nils Torvalds (b. 1945), son of Ole; broadcast journalist, writer and politician * Linus Torvalds (b. 1969), son of Nils; software engineer and creator of the Linux kernel, who now works and lives in the U.S. Other * 9793 Torvalds, asteroid named for Linus Torvalds * Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate, debate between Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds about Linux and kernel architecture in general See also *Torvald (other) Torvald is a Scandinavian masculine given name and may refer to: * Torvald Appelroth (1902–1984), Finnish fencer * Torvald Haavardstad (1893-1965), Norwegian politician * Torvald Högström (1926-2010), Finnish racing cyclist * Torvald Kvinlaug ... Surnames Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds ( , ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish software engineer who is the creator and, historically, the lead developer of the Linux kernel, used by Linux distributions and other operating systems such as Android. He also created the distributed version control system Git. He was honored, along with Shinya Yamanaka, with the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize by the Technology Academy Finland "in recognition of his creation of a new open source operating system for computers leading to the widely used Linux kernel." He is also the recipient of the 2014 IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award and the 2018 IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award. Life and career Early years Torvalds was born in Helsinki, Finland, the son of journalists Anna and Nils Torvalds, the grandson of statistician Leo Törnqvist and of poet Ole Torvalds, and the great-grandson of journalist and soldier Toivo Karanko. His parents were campus radicals at the University of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Torvalds
Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds (born 7 August 1945) is a Finnish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2012. He is a member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Swedo-Finnish Torvalds is the son of the poet Ole Torvalds, and the father of the software engineer Linus Torvalds of Linux kernel fame. Education and experience Torvalds was a member of the Communist Party of Finland from 1969 to 1982. He studied economics in Moscow and was the editor of the taistoist magazine ''Arbetartidningen Enhet''. Torvalds has later described his communism as "rebellion". Between 1995 and 2004 Torvalds worked as a foreign correspondent for the Finnish Broadcasting Company in Moscow and Washington. Torvalds is fluent in Swedish, Finnish, English, German, and Russian and he also understands Dutch, Danish, Italian and Norwegian. Political career Career in national politics In 2006, Torvalds joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanenbaum–Torvalds Debate
The Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate was a written debate between Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds, regarding the Linux kernel and kernel architecture in general. Tanenbaum, the creator of Minix, began the debate in 1992 on the Usenet discussion group , arguing that microkernels are superior to monolithic kernels and therefore Linux was, even in 1992, obsolete. The debate has sometimes been considered a flame war. The debate While the debate initially started out as relatively moderate, with both parties involved making only banal statements about kernel design, it grew progressively more detailed and sophisticated with every round of posts. Besides just kernel design, the debate branched into several other topics, such as which microprocessor architecture would win out over others in the future. Besides Tanenbaum and Torvalds, several other people joined the debate, including Peter MacDonald, an early Linux kernel developer and creator of one of the first distributions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Torvalds
Ole Torvalds (4 August 1916 – 8 February 1995) was a Finnish-Swedish journalist and poet. He was the father of journalist-politician Nils Torvalds and grandfather of software engineer Linus Torvalds famous for the Linux kernel. His full name was Ole Torvald Elis Saxberg, but he was also named Karanko after his step father, Toivo Karanko. His family belongs to the Swedish-speaking minority. In 1935 when he had moved to Helsinki for studies he changed his name to Torvalds. In 1944 he was awarded a literature prize from '' Svenska Dagbladet'' (shared with Harry Martinson, Lars Ahlin and Elly Jannes). In 1978 he received an honorary doctorate from Åbo Akademi. His career as journalist was started as editor of Västra Nyland in Ekenäs where he stayed until after World War II. He was married to Märta von Wendt and had three children with her. After a divorce he became editor of Österbottningen in Karleby. Then he remarried with Meta Torvalds, fathered two more children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torvald (other)
Torvald is a Scandinavian masculine given name and may refer to: * Torvald Appelroth (1902–1984), Finnish fencer * Torvald Haavardstad (1893-1965), Norwegian politician * Torvald Högström (1926-2010), Finnish racing cyclist * Torvald Kvinlaug (1911–1997) was a Norwegian politician * Torvald Tu (1893–1955), Norwegian poet, playwright, novelist and writer of humoresques Fictional characters * Torvald Helmer, a fictional character in the play ''A Doll's House'' * Commander Torvald, a fictional character from the Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''Gallifrey'' * Torvald, a fictional character in the Nickelodeon cartoon ''Hey Arnold!'' * Torvald Utne, a fictional character in the FX cartoon Archer * Torvald, a Front Line champion in Paladins See also * Thorvald *Torvalds Torvalds ({{IPA-sv, ˈtǔːrvalds, lang) is a Swedish/Finnish family name. It may refer to: People * Ole Torvalds (1916–1995), journalist and poet * Nils Torvalds (b. 1945), son of Ole; broadcast jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
