I had lunch with
Linus Torvalds today.
It was at the
Linux 11th Anniversary Picnic/BBQ, I was minding my own business, listening to
Jon "maddog" Hall talk about the
user interfaces of
Star Trek, when I glanced away for a moment to see the man himself with his wife and two daughters. Now, I'm a
geek, and have only lived in the
Silicon Valley for 6 weeks, so for me, meeting Linus (who I tried in vain to spot at the
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo) is something akin to a 13-year-old girl meeting the
Backstreet Boys, I suppose.
I shook his hand, told him that I didn't really have anything to say, just that it was an honor to meet him, and I was thankful for this great community he has created.