Linus Pauling is an unconventional genius.
莱纳斯·鲍林是个奇才。
Our son, Linus, was born the next year, on Mother's Day 2008.
第二年的母亲节，我们诞下儿子Linus。
Linus answered that the biggest problems he faces are not technical.
李纳斯回答说，他面临的最大问题不是技术方面的。
Linus Torvalds released version 1.2.0 of the Linux kernel (A.K.A. Linux 95).
LinusTorvalds发布了Linux核心程序版本1.2.0(即linux 95)。
Other interesting tidbits from the interview are Linus' comment on patents.
Linus就专利发表看法是这次采访中另外令人感兴趣的珍闻。
What is the toughest technical problem that Linus has ever had to deal with?
李纳斯处理过的最棘手的技术问题是什么？
Quite simply, Git is Linus Torvalds' recently implemented source code management software.
非常简单地说，Git是LinusTorvalds最近实现的源代码管理软件。
In 1991 Linus Torvalds, a Finnish software engineer, reinvented Unix for the Internet age.
在1991年一个芬兰的软件工程师，LinusTorvalds，重新编写了一个适互联网时代的Unix。
Linus responded that he'd been thinking about that question, but he didn't really know.
李纳斯回答说，他也想过这个问题，但是他真的不知道。
Linus responded that he really likes concentrating on one thing; he is not a multi-tasker.
李纳斯回答说，他真的很喜欢专注于一件事情，他不喜欢同时承担多个任务。
Linus responded that he tends to like the boring features, things that people don't notice.
李纳斯说，他倾向于喜欢枯燥乏味的功能，那些东西一般人都不会注意到。
GIT is one of the newest tools available for version control and was initially created by Linus Torvalds.
GIT是用于版本控制的最新工具之一，它最初是由Linus Torvalds创建的。
It is indeed true that the kernel hasn't forked in any significant way, thanks to Linus Torvalds' control.
确实，Linux内核没有以任何重大的方式分支过，感谢Linus Torvalds的控制。
Linus describes Git as a very fast directory content manager that doesn't do much, but does it efficiently.
Linus将Git描述为一个高速的目录内容管理器，虽然它所做的工作不多但完成得十分高效。
The original patch to do this in Linux was rejected by Linus Torvalds in 1998, and for an interesting reason.
Linux中实现这个目的的最初补丁在1998年被LinusTorvalds拒绝，这是因为一个有趣的原因。
Now let's look at one final decentralized SCM written by the maintainer of the Linux kernel himself, Linus Torvalds.
现在让我们来看一下最后一个分散式的SCM，它由Linux内核的维护者Linus Torvalds 本人编写。
Linus was the first person who learned how to play by the new rules that pervasive Internet access made possible.
李纳斯是在网络普及成为可能之后，读懂游戏规则的第一人。
Linus responded that control groups were a feature that did not initially have a whole lot of users, but they do now.
李纳斯回答说，“控制组”一开始没多少人用，但现在有很多人在用。
Others lionise open-source stars, such as Linus Torvalds, who wrote the first version of Linux, a popular operating system.
其他的只是热捧开源的名星。譬如编写第一个流行操作系统Linux的LinusTorvalds。
That illustrates, Linus said, one of the core strengths of Linux: we use the same kernel across a wide range of platforms.
李纳斯说，这表明了Linux的一个核心优势：我们在各种平台上使用同一个版本的内核。
Git is a distributed version control system, originally written by Linus Torvalds to manage the source code of the Linux kernel.
Git是一个分布式的版本控制系统，最初由LinusTorvalds编写，用作Linux内核代码的管理。
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Linux kernel, we had a good opportunity to say "enough," so that is what Linus did.
现在马上要到Linux内核发布的二十周年了，这是一个好机会去说，“够了”。所以李纳斯就这么做了。
Linus Torvalds was given as an example; he has a lot of control, but only because the community trusts him to do the right thing.
李纳斯·托瓦兹(译者注：Linus Torvalds, Linux创始人)是一个很好的例子，他有很大的控制权，但这只是因为内核社区相信他能做出正确的判断。
"3.x" will not stay around forever - or even until the kernel is 30 years old; Linus said he expects to move on around 3.20 or so.
0也不会一直延续下去，甚至不会延续到30周年的时候。李纳斯说，他预计会演进到3.20左右。
During the development of the 2.3 kernel version, there were a few other kernel trees besides the main one released by Linus Torvalds.
在2.3内核版本的开发期间，除了由LinusTorvalds发行的主要的一个内核树之外，还有一些其他的内核树。
Linus said that there are certainly developers working on features with no current users, thinking five years or so into the future.
李纳斯说，当然还有这样的开发人员，他们在做一些目前没人用的功能，他们看得更远，提早了大约五年。
The write cache is generally considered to be a very good thing (read Linus' explanation and opinion of write caching in Resources).
通常认为写高速缓存是个非常好的事物(请阅读参考资料中Linus对写高速缓存的解释和看法)。
Linus acknowledged that it is still pretty big; it couldn't possibly run on the machine that he was using to develop it 20 years ago.
李纳斯回答说，内核确实太大了，在他20年前用来开发内核的机器上，很有可能无法运行。
Greg was clearly happy with this change; he presented Linus with the bottle of whiskey he had promised as a token of his appreciation.
格雷格对这种变化很高兴，他送了李纳斯一瓶威士忌以示感谢。
Shortly after the first 2.5 kernels were released, Linus Torvalds began using BitKeeper on a trial basis to see if it would fit his needs.
最初的2.5内核发布后不久，LinusTorvalds开始试用BitKeeper，以确定它是否能满足他的需要。
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