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title: "Linus Torvalds - Fellow in Portland | Tal"
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# Linus Torvalds on Tal

## Headline

Fellow at Linux Foundation

## About

Main Linux kernel developer since 1991, still active maintainer\. Original architect and author of the 'Git' source control management system, still active in development but no longer the primary maintainer\. Specialties: System programming \- Linux and git

## Location

Portland

## Work experience

Fellow at Linux Foundation, Jul 2003 \- Present · 23 yrs 1 mo

Fellow at Open Source Development Labs \(OSDL\), Jul 2003 \- Dec 2006 · 3 yrs 6 mos, Previous name for the Linux Foundation, before the merger with LSB

Fellow at Transmeta Corp, Mar 1997 \- Jun 2003 · 6 yrs 4 mos

## Education

MSc, Computer Science, University of Helsinki

Honorary Doctorate, Computer Science, University of Helsinki

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