2017 - Linus Torvalds answers questions about Linux (2015) - April 1

Published on Jun 26, 2015.

June 14, 2012 - Linus Torvalds answers questions about Linux at Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) in Otaniemi, Finland. Will Cardwell hosts the session and the topics include:

Need for computer tools, desire for a Unix based PC (4:08)
Commercial opportunities for Linux, easy availability of Unix (7:28)
Programming, assembly language (9:47)
Zero management, no logistics in the development of Linux (11:33)
Commercialization of Linux (18:10)
New programming languages versus C (20:28)
Linux on the desktop (23:40)
Business related issues (27:00)
Personal growth (28:00)
GPLv2 and Richard Stallman (30:17)
Linux kernel maintenance, Greg, David, Andrew (31:52)
Influence (35:11)
Git, redoing Unix (37:49)
Life at Helsinki university, academics, support (41:07)
Graphic cards, Nvidia support, other companies (48:56)
Open source model applied to other activities (50:59)
Programming and children (52:35)
Vision, execution, passion (55:00)
Gaming platforms and open source (57:11)
Start ups and open source (58:59)