“I often compare open source to science. To where science took this whole notion of developing ideas in the open and improving on other peoples' ideas and making it into what science is today and the incredible advances that we have had. And I compare that to witchcraft and alchemy, where openness was something you didn't do.”

Finnish and American software engineer, creator of Linux and Git

Linus Torvalds is a Finnish and American software engineer, known for creating the Linux kernel and for leading its development since 1991. He is also the creator of Git. Torvalds helped shape two of the most widely used tools in modern computing. Linux became the core of many operating systems, and Git became a standard system for tracking changes in software projects. His name is closely associated with practical, influential software infrastructure.