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Torvalds Dubbed Most Influential Executive of 2004

Posted by michael on from the penguin-in-chief dept.

quamaretto writes "CRN has named Linus Torvalds the most influential executive of 2004, in the magazine's feature list of the top 25 executives of the year. For perspective, he is followed by Sam Palmisano of IBM and Steve Balmer of Microsoft. The coverage of Torvalds is 5 pages, including pictures, a written article, and a lot of interview material. Topics are business centric, including SCO, OSDL, and Torvald's personality in development and management."

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  1. Re:The Right Kind of Hero by bloodhawk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That is an absolute bullshit reason to rank him as most influential. not bagging Linus, but what utter crap, you may as well say Bill Gates as what he has done has influenced what roads linux goes or Mcnealy as his actions change how MS and Linux compete. To claim someone as the most influential for there effect on competitors is crap.