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Linus Torvalds: The Mind Behind Linux

Linus Torvalds transformed technology twice - first with the Linux kernel, which helps power the Internet, and again with Git, the source code management system used by developers worldwide. In a rare interview with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Torvalds discusses with remarkable openness the personality traits that prompted his unique philosophy of work, engineering and life. 'I am not a visionary, I'm an engineer,' Torvalds says. 'I'm perfectly happy with all the people who are walking around and just staring at the clouds ... but I'm looking at the ground, and I want to fix the pothole that's right in front of me before I fall in.'

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  • Originally Aired April 8, 2016
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code LF13fGOwY1w
  • Network YouTube
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