Linus Torvalds to leave Transmeta for Guinness
Linus Torvalds announced today that he is retiring from Transmeta and will be moving to Belfast and taking up a job with
Guinness Breweries. In an unusual press conference, the creator of the popular Linux computer operating system was cheered
by members of the press when he explained his reasons.
Linus' unexpected decision was largely related to the recent announcement of redundancies at the Guinness plant in Dundalk,
where ex-staff will be compensated with free beer for life. The announcement brought home to him the many discussions
about the nature of Free Software and, Linus said, finally helped him decide that Free Beer was more meaningful to him than
