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“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
Why Linus is the canonical The Tech Genius
Torvalds created the Linux kernel in 1991 and later Git, two of the most consequential pieces of open-source infrastructure ever written. His bias toward working code over discussion is the defining ethos of the OSS builder-genius.
The The Tech Genius builds the foundational technology on which the entire cycle is based. See the role on the 23-role map →
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