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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. Sure, OK. Whatever... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 5, Informative
    Yes, sure. Whip out a dictionary and quote away.

    But when most people think about what an "executive" is, running a company, or being high up in the managerial food chain in terms of running a company, that is what most people think of.

    Without question, Mr. Torvalds is some kind of executive, but his duties differ by miles from what most executive like Ballmer / Gates, and all the rest of 'em do.

    Isn't whipping out a dictionary and quoting verbatim a little antagonistic?

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