TIL Linus Torvalds is a Scuba Diver (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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While looking for open source dive log applications on F-Droid (in preparation for my Advanced Open Water Certification) and I found an app called Subsurface and apparently it is as developed by none other than Linus Torvalds himself.

I also found this neat YouTube video of Dirk Hohndel talking about scuba diving with Linus.

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[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 12 points 1 week ago

Seems like this is the real git repository for subsurface.

[-] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes you're right. Idk how but I found Linus's forked repo first and saw on a couple websites that he did start the development for it.

A bit of history:

In fall of 2011, when a forced lull in kernel development gave him a chance to start a new project, Linux creator Linus Torvalds decided to tackle his frustration with the lack of decent divelog software on Linux.

Linus worked with a team of developers, and Subsurface is the result. It now supports Linux, Windows and MacOS and allows data import from many dive computers and several existing divelog programs. It provides a quick and easy way to see the key information provided by a modern dive computer and lets users track a wide variety of data about their dives. In fall of 2012 Dirk Hohndel took over as Subsurface maintainer.

License: GPLv2

https://subsurface-divelog.org/

https://www.deeperblue.com/scuba-meets-information-technology-with-linus-torvalds/

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