He exudes an integrity that goes far beyond the smug cleverness one feels at Microsoft. Torvalds is a leader in the truest sense. His operating system is, in reality, a new point of view about computers which says that their force in society is so great, no one company should dominate how people should use them. Linux is known for its simplicity and its stability. Every version of Linux is declared to be finished only when it is actually finished, which explains why it is so solid.
Leaders are givers.
He has been a public voice on leadership for more than 20 years.