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{{Infobox person
|title = 3683.Lab0_N.020923-1821
| name        = Linus Torvalds
|image = Longhorn 3683 Desktop.png
| image      = Linus Torvalds.jpeg
|imagecaption = Desktop
| caption    = Torvalds in 2002<ref>{{cite news |last=McMillan |first=Robert |title=The Great Dictator · Linus Torvalds: The Benevolent, Brilliant Keeper of the Kernel |work=FEATURES |publisher=[[Linux Magazine]] |month=December |year=2002 |url=http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-12/linus_01.html |accessdate=2009-06-09 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030304160629/http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-12/linus_01.html |archivedate=2003-03-04}}</ref>
|status = Leaked
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1969|12|28}}
|kernel = 6.0
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|arch = x86
| residence  = [[Portland, Oregon]]
|sku = Media Center Edition<br/>Professional
| nationality = [[Finnish people|Finnish]]
|compiled = 23 September 2002
| known_for  = [[Linux kernel]], [[Git (software)|Git]]
|bios = 23 September 2002
| employer    = [[Linux Foundation]]
|timebomb = 360 days
| occupation  = [[Software engineer]]
|key = CKY24-Q8QRH-X3KMR-C6BCY-T847Y
| spouse      = Tove Torvalds
|database = [https://www.betaarchive.com/database/view_release.php?uuid=bd6ef7cb-7bc0-4675-b290-71779abd078d Available]
| children    =  
|betawiki = [https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_Longhorn_build_3683 Available]
| parents    = [[Nils Torvalds]] (father)<br />Anna Torvalds (mother)<ref name="linuxonlinebio">{{cite web|url=http://www.linux.org/info/linus.html |title=Linux Online - Linus Torvalds Bio |publisher=Linux.org |date= |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref>
|tcb = [http://www.thecollectionbook.info/builds/windows/build/514 Available]
| relatives  = [[Ole Torvalds]] (grandfather)
| website    = [http://torvalds-family.blogspot.com/ torvalds-family.blogspot.com]<br />[http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/torvalds/ cs.helsinki.fi/u/torvalds]
| footnotes  =
}}
}}


'''Linus Benedict Torvalds''' ({{IPA-sv|ˈliːnɵs ˈtuːrvalds|-|Sv-Linus_Torvalds2.ogg}}; born December 28, 1969 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]) is a [[Finns|Finnish]] [[software engineering|software engineer]] best known for having initiated the development of the [[Linux kernel]] and [[git (software)|git]] revision control system. He later became the chief architect of the Linux kernel, and now acts as the project's coordinator.
'''Windows "Longhorn" build 3683''' (with a build tag of '''3683.Lab06_N.020923-1821''') is a build of the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Longhorn|Windows "Longhorn"]] operating system. Compiled on 23 September 2002, build 3683 became one of the first "Longhorn" builds to leak, on 19 November 2002,<ref name="xbetas">{{cite web
|author        = thunderriver
|title          = World's Exclusive!!! Longhorn Alpha 3683 has being leaked!!!
|url            = http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=727
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021217065739/http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=727
|archivedate    = 17 December 2002
|publisher      = xBetas
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="neowin">{{cite web
|last          = Parker
|first          = Steven
|title          = Longhorn no longer a Tall story
|url            = http://www.neowin.net/news/longhorn-no-longer-a-tall-story
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021214032618/http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=7249&category=main
|archivedate    = 14 December 2002
|publisher      = Neowin
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="eweek">{{cite web
|author        = eweekdev
|title          = Windows Longhorn Alpha Leaks to the Web
|url            = https://www.eweek.com/news/windows-longhorn-alpha-leaks-to-the-web
|publisher      = eWeek
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="vnunet">{{cite web
|last          = Farrell
|first          = Nick
|title          = Microsoft plays down Longhorn leak
|url            = http://www.vnunet.com/News/1136975
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021122200740/http://www.vnunet.com/News/1136975
|archivedate    = 22 November 2002
|publisher      = vnunet.com
|date          = 20 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="xbetas-leak">{{cite web
|title          = Longhorn Leak
|url            = http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=NukeNews&req=article&sid=735
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021217200845/http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=NukeNews&req=article&sid=735
|archivedate    = 17 December 2002
|publisher      = xBetas
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref> after some screenshots were published on October 20, 2002.<ref name="xbetas-shot">{{cite web
|author        = bLaCKcOmB
|title          = Exclusive New Longhorn Screenshot!
|url            = http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=628
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20030112145120/http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=628
|archivedate    = 12 January 2003
|publisher      = xBetas
|date          = 20 October 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="">{{cite web
|title          = A Note on Longhorn Shot Leaks
|url            = http://zolknetwork.com/news_display.php?article=491
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20050209121838/http://zolknetwork.com/news_display.php?article=491
|archivedate    = 9 February 2005
|publisher      = ZolkNetwork.com
|date          = 21 October 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Features==
===Early years===
This build contained:
Linus Torvalds was born in Helsinki, Finland, the son of journalists Anna and [[Nils Torvalds]],<ref>TORVALDS, 2001</ref> and the grandson of poet [[Ole Torvalds]]. Both of his parents were campus radicals at the [[University of Helsinki]] in the 1960s. His family belongs to the [[Swedish-speaking Finns|Swedish-speaking minority]] (5.5%) of Finland's population. Torvalds was named after [[Linus Pauling]], the American [[Nobel Prize]]-winning chemist, although in the book ''Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution'', Torvalds is quoted as saying, "I think I was named equally for [[Linus van Pelt|Linus]] the [[Peanuts]] cartoon character," noting that this makes him half "Nobel-prize-winning chemist" and half "blanket-carrying cartoon character".<ref name="moody">{{cite book|last=Moody|first=Glyn|title=Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution|publisher=Perseus Books Group|year=2002|page=336|url=http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/perseus/book_detail_redirect.do?imprintCid=BA&isbn=0738206709|isbn=0738206709}}</ref>
*date and time on the Welcome screen<ref name="thurrott">{{cite web
|last          = Thurrott
|first          = Paul
|title          = "Longhorn" Alpha Preview
|url            = http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/longhorn_alpha.asp
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021116132801/http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/longhorn_alpha.asp
|archivedate    = 16 November 2002
|publisher      = Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows
|date          = 13 November 2002
|accessdate    = 24 March 2002
}}</ref><ref name="winreview">{{cite web
|author        = Happy Bulldozer
|title          = Microsoft Windows Longhorn. Сборка 6.0.3683
|url            = http://winreview.ru/Rariteti/87/Microsoft-Windows-Longhorn-Sborka-603683
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20101222080558/http://winreview.ru/Rariteti/87/Microsoft-Windows-Longhorn-Sborka-603683
|archivedate    = 22 December 2010
|publisher      = winreview.ru
|date          = 21 December 2009
|accessdate    = 24 March 2022
}}</ref>
*[[Windows/Visual Styles/Plex|Plex]] theme,<ref name="eweek" /><ref name="thurrott" /><ref name="winreview" /> which Microsoft regarded as a placeholder until they were ready to demonstrate Aero<ref name="Placeholderplex">{{cite web | last = Thurrott | first = Paul | title = Leaked Longhorn Build Shows Little Progress | url = https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-78/leaked-longhorn-build-shows-little-progress | publisher = ITPro Today | date = 2 March 2003 | accessdate = 17 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[Windows Sidebar|Sidebar]], where it was possible to integrate XML-based<ref name="eweek" /> components called "Tiles", including a clock, a photo slideshow, a multiple desktop manager, a list of most frequently used programs, the Quick Launch toolbar, an Internet search bar, and a user tile, to quickly switch between users.<ref name="thurrott" /> A custom user tile showing the Longhorn version and build number is also available at Longhorn.MS.<ref name="longhornmstile">{{cite web
| title = Creating a sidebar tile in build 3683
| url = https://longhorn.ms/creating-a-tile-3683/
| publisher = Longhorn.MS
| accessdate = 31 March 2022
}}</ref> The sidebar could also be combined with the taskbar.<ref name="thurrott" /> A user could drag open program windows in the desktop thumbnail itself.<ref name="techcritic">{{cite web
|last          = Walker
|first          = Colin
|title          = Longhorn pre-alpha M3 - a user perspective..... - Page 1
|url            = http://www.tech-critic.com/articles.php?action=show&id=11
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20040913075902/http://www.tech-critic.com/articles.php?action=show&id=11
|archivedate    = 13 September 2004
|publisher      = Tech-Critic
|date          = 24 November 2002
|accessdate    = 24 March 2022
}}</ref>
*[[WinFS]], called "Windows Future Storage" in this build. The WinFS services run by default, which slowed down the system.<ref name="eweek" /> WinFS indexes the complete root drive of the computer.<ref name="longhornms3683">{{cite web
|title          = 3683 Tips & tricks
|url            = https://longhorn.ms/3683-tips-tricks/
|publisher      = Longhorn.MS
|accessdate    = 28 March 2022
}}</ref> Contrary to a review from the time the build leaked that no WinFS features are integrated in Windows Explorer,<ref name="thurrott" /> WinFS allows Access/SQL style display filters to the columns in the Windows Explorer Details view,<ref name="techcritic" /> search through a box at the Task pane of Explorer windows,<ref name="thurrott" /> grouping folder contents with specific criteria using Pivots (e.g., Documents Grouped by Type),<ref name="neowin" /> which did not work possibly because properties are not assigned to files.<ref name="techcritic" /> A non-functional<ref name="thurrott" /> [[WinFS#As part of Longhorn|"My Contacts" special folder]] powered by WinFS is included. Virtual folders still lack in functionality.<ref name="longhornms3683" />
*StartUp Applications Monitor under Performance settings in System Properties<ref name="longhornms3683" />
*My Hardware, a Windows Explorer-based Device Manager<ref name="thurrott" />
*an XML<ref name="techcritic" /> Display Properties control panel, written with "Avalon" APIs.<ref name="eweek" /> Most of it was not functional<ref name="techcritic" /> except for Display Connection Settings, which provides information about the display adapter and monitor,<ref name="thurrott" /> and for setting a gradient or collage desktop background<ref name="winreview" />
*new version [[Internet Explorer 6.05|6.05 of Internet Explorer]], with the new "Media" bar<ref name="neowin" />
*a beta version of DirectX 9<ref name="neowin" />
*Castles, which became HomeGroup in [[Windows 7]]<ref name="winreview" />
*[[Desktop Composition Engine]],<ref name="longhornms3683" /><ref name="dce">{{cite web
|author        = jagotu
|title          = 3683's DCE
|url            = https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33199
|publisher     = BetaArchive
|date          = 21 December 2014
|accessdate    = 27 March 2022
}}</ref> which can be started by adding the registry key below and restarting the computer:<ref name="longhornms">{{cite web
|title = Desktop Compositing
|url = https://longhorn.ms/desktop-compositing/
|publisher = Longhorn.MS
|accessdate = 26 March 2022}}</ref>
<pre>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


Torvalds attended the [[University of Helsinki]] from 1988 to 1996, graduating with a master's degree in [[computer science]] from NODES research group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/group/nodes/ |title=NODES research group |publisher=Cs.helsinki.fi |date=2008-10-16 |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref> His academic career was interrupted after his first year of study when he joined the [[Finnish Army]], selecting the 11-month officer training program to fulfill the [[Conscription in Finland|mandatory military service]] of Finland. In the army he holds the rank of second lieutenant, with the role of a ballistic calculation officer.<ref>Torvalds, 2001, page 29</ref> In 1990, he resumed his university studies, and was exposed to [[UNIX]] for the first time, in the form of a [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[MicroVAX]] running [[ULTRIX]].<ref>Torvalds, 2001, page 53</ref> His M.Sc. thesis was titled ''[[Linux]]: A Portable Operating System''.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DesktopComposition]
"StartupOptions"=dword:00000002</pre>


His interest in computers began with a [[Commodore VIC-20]].<ref>TORVALDS, 2001, pages 6-7</ref> After the VIC-20 he purchased a [[Sinclair QL]] which he modified extensively, especially its operating system. He programmed an [[assembly language]] and a [[text editor]] for the QL, as well as a few games.<ref>TORVALDS, 2001, pages 41-46</ref> He is known to have written a ''[[Pac-Man]]'' clone named ''Cool Man''. On January 5, 1991<ref name="first_interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.se/~m9339/linux/linuxdoc/linuxnews03a.html |title=L i n u x N e w s |publisher=Abc.se |date=1991-01-05 |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref> he purchased an [[Intel 80386]]-based [[IBM PC]]<ref>Torvalds, 2001, page 60</ref> and spent a month playing the game ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' before receiving his [[MINIX]] copy which in turn enabled him to begin his work on Linux.<ref name="moody" />
Several new features appeared in [[Windows Explorer]]:
*a new big horizontal panel under Windows Explorer toolbars, which can be disabled from "Folder Options", with custom appearance for special folders "My Documents", "My Pictures", "My Music", with animated effects on thumbnails in the case of multiple selections<ref name="thurrott" /><ref name="techcritic" /><ref name="winreview" /><ref>{{cite web
| author = Winaero
| title = 3683_rotate.mp4
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUS5YnOOKW0
| publisher = YouTube
| date = 22 December 2009
| accessdate = 29 March 2022
}}</ref>
*disk size indicator in My Computer<ref name="winreview" /><ref name="thurrott" />
*an enhanced address bar (see [[#Gallery|Gallery]])
*previews of the folder contents inside their icons in the "Tiles" view mode (see [[#Gallery|Gallery]])
*new buttons in toolbar: Zoom<ref name="longhornms3683" /> to changes the icon size<ref name="techcritic" />, Details pane to enable the Avalon details pane, and Pivots to list various sorting modes for the current folder, supported and driven by WinFS<ref name="longhornms3683" /><ref>{{cite web
| author = Winaero
| title = 3683_2.mp4
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH3BSN17-rY
| publisher = YouTube
| date = 22 December 2009
| accessdate = 29 March 2022
}}</ref>
*the possibility to select files and folders through checkboxes<ref name="winreview" /> (see [[#Gallery|Gallery]])
* a new interface for "Open",<ref name="longhornms3683" /> "Save As",<ref name="neowin" /> and "Confirm File Replace"<ref name="longhornms3683" /> dialog windows
*system dialogs are using an all new branding API exported by Kernel32.dll<ref name="longhornms3683" />
*detailed introduction dialog for working with Briefcases<ref name="longhornms3683" />
*Game Definition files, backed by managed code providing extra functionality such as the un/blocking and updating of games, and a games news reader.<ref name="longhornms3683" /> Data is backed in a local SQL database, similar to WinFS in theory<ref name="tweet">{{cite web
|author        = Albacore (@thebookisclosed)
|title          = What's interesting is that the choice of data backing is a local SQL database, similar to WinFS in theory
|url            = https://twitter.com/thebookisclosed/status/1321870936610660353
|publisher      = Twitter
|date          = 30 October 2020
|accessdate    = 28 March 2022
}}</ref>
*creating albums or playlists, which is not functional<ref name="longhornms3683" />
* rating music files in a virtual folder<ref name="longhornms3683" />


===Later years===
== Issues==
After a visit to [[Transmeta]] in late 1996,<ref name="linuxonlinebio" /> he accepted a position at the company in California, where he would work from February 1997 through June 2003. He then moved to the [[Open Source Development Labs]], which has since merged with the [[Free Standards Group]] to become the [[Linux Foundation]], under whose auspices he continues to work. In June 2004, Torvalds and his family moved to [[Portland, Oregon]] to be closer to the OSDL's [[Beaverton, Oregon]]-based headquarters.
Build 3683 is incompatible with a number of applications that require Windows XP or earlier. Many of these compatibility issues can be solved by running applications in Windows Compatibility Mode<ref name="chris123nt">{{cite web
|author = nighthawk and Chris123NT
|title = The Ultimate Longhorn Guide [Rev 2]
|publisher = www.chris123nt.com
|url=http://www.chris123nt.com/guides/3683/TweakLH3683.htm
|date = 27 January 2003
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20041113121520/http://www.chris123nt.com/guides/3683/TweakLH3683.htm
|archivedate = 13 November 2004
|accessdate = 28 March 2022}}</ref><!-- or by editing the ''CSDVersion'' key located in the Windows Registry.{{citation needed|date = March 2022}}-->


From 1997 to 1999 he was involved in [[Executable and Linkable Format#86open|86open]] helping to choose the standard binary format for Linux and [[Unix]].
The user icon cannot be changed after enabling the user tile on the Sidebar.<ref name="chris123nt" />


[[Red Hat]] and [[VA Linux]], both leading developers of Linux-based software, presented Torvalds with [[stock option]]s in gratitude for his creation.<ref>{{cite news
Virtual desktops accessible through the Sidebar tile causes a massive memory leak in Windows Explorer, using over 100 MB of memory.<ref name="chris123nt" />
|url=http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2006/torvalds.html Torvalds]|title=Linus Torvalds: By giving away his software, the Finnish programmer earned a place in history
|work=60 Years of Heros|publisher=TIME|author=Gumbel, Peter|year=2006|accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref> In 1999, both companies [[initial public offering|went public]] and Torvalds' [[net worth]] shot up to roughly $20 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.11/linus_pr.html|title=Leader of the Free World|author=Rivlin, Gary|accessdate=2008-06-14|publisher=Wired}}</ref><ref name="unauthbio">[http://www.bellevuelinux.org/linus.html Linus Torvalds: A Very Brief and Completely Unauthorized Biography]</ref>


His personal mascot is a [[penguin]] nicknamed [[Tux]], which has been widely adopted by the Linux community as the mascot of the Linux kernel.
Paint and the Control Panel crash on exit.<ref name="chris123nt" />


Although Torvalds believes "[[open source]] is the only right way to do software", he also has said that he uses the "best tool for the job", even if that includes [[proprietary software]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8 Linus Torvalds at Google, on Git], 9:50-10:00</ref> He has been criticized for his use and alleged advocacy of the proprietary [[BitKeeper]] software for version control in the Linux kernel. However, Torvalds has since written a free-software replacement for BitKeeper called [[Git (software)|Git]]. Torvalds has commented on official [[GNOME]] developmental mailing lists that, in terms of [[desktop environment]]s, he encourages users to switch to [[KDE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/2005-December/msg00021.html |title=Printing dialog and GNOME |publisher=Mail.gnome.org |date= |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8745257437.html |title=Linus versus GNOME |publisher=Desktoplinux.com |date=2007-02-23 |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref> However, Torvalds thought [[KDE4|KDE 4.0]] was a "disaster" because of its lack of maturity, so he temporarily switched to [[GNOME]].<ref>"it was a half-baked release (...) I'll revisit it when I reinstall the next machine"[http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Software&articleId=9126619&taxonomyId=18&pageNumber=5 Q&A: Linux founder Linus Torvalds talks about open-source identity]</ref>
Internet Explorer crashes when a user tries to download anything,<ref name="techcritic" /> since some bitmaps are missing in this build, such as the download animation in Internet Explorer.<ref name="chris123nt" />


==The Linus/Linux connection==
Changing themes changes the "start" button text to "st". Restarting solves this issue.<ref name="chris123nt" />
{{Main|History of Linux}}
Initially Torvalds wanted to call the kernel he developed ''Freax'' (a combination of "free", "freak", and the letter X to indicate that it is a Unix-like system), but his friend [[Ari Lemmke]], who administered the [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] [[server (computing)|server]] where the kernel was first hosted for downloading, named Torvalds' directory ''linux''.


==Authority and trademark==
Non-fatal errors may come up during installation.<ref name="chris123nt" />
About 2% of the Linux kernel as of 2006 was written by Torvalds himself.<ref name="unauthbio"/> Since Linux has had thousands of contributors, such a percentage represents a significant personal contribution to the overall amount of code. Torvalds remains the ultimate authority on what new code is incorporated into the standard Linux kernel.<ref name="Open Life">Henrik Ingo. Open Life: The Philosophy of Open Source. Ingram, 2005. 42-45. [http://openlife.cc/files/OpenLife-aa.pdf Online version]</ref>


Torvalds owns the "Linux" [[trademark]], and monitors<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slashdot.org/linux/00/01/19/0828245.shtml |title=Linus Explains Linux Trademark Issues |publisher=Slashdot.org |date= |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref> use of it chiefly through the [[Linux Mark Institute]].
==Gallery==
More screenshots are available [[:Category:Longhorn 3683|here]].


==Personal life==
<gallery>
Linus Torvalds is married to Tove Torvalds ([[née]] Monni)&nbsp;— a six-time Finnish national [[karate]] champion&nbsp;— whom he first met in the autumn of 1993.<ref>TORVALDS, 2001, page 123</ref><!-- this page/book confirms the date, her name, and the karate champ info --> Torvalds was running introductory computer laboratory exercises for students and instructed the course attendants to send him an [[e-mail]] as a test, to which Tove responded with an e-mail asking for a date.<ref name="moody" /> Tove and Linus were later married and have three daughters, Patricia, Daniela, and Celeste.<ref name="nndbbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/444/000022378/ |title=Torvalds' bio on |publisher=Nndb.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref>
Longhorn 3683 (1).jpg|Build 3683 desktop
Longhorn 3683 (2).jpg|Display Properties applet based on Avalon/Windows Presentation Foundation
Longhorn 3683 Display Properties.png|Display Properties - Choose how much you want to fit on your screen
Longhorn 3683 (3).jpg|The Preview Pane in Windows Explorer
Longhorn 3683 (4).jpg|System Properties window and Windows Sidebar
Longhorn 3683 (5).jpg|Windows Explorer Tiles view
Longhorn 3683 My Contacts.png|My Contacts
Longhorn 3683 Windows Explorer new features.png|Address bar box, check boxes for file selection
</gallery>


In an interview Torvalds describes himself as "completely a-religious&nbsp;— atheist", adding that "I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think it detracts from both. It gives people the excuse to say, “Oh, nature was just created”, and so the act of creation is seen to be something miraculous. I appreciate the fact that, “Wow, it's incredible that something like this could have happened in the first place.” He later added that while in Europe religion is mostly a personal issue, in America it has become very politicized.<ref>{{cite web | title=Interview: Linus Torvalds | first=Marjorie | last=Richardson | work=[[Linux Journal]] | url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3655 | date=November 1, 1999 | accessdate=15 November 2009}}</ref>
==References ==
 
<references />
==Recognition==
*In 1996 Asteroid [[9793 Torvalds]] was named after Linus Torvalds.
*In 1997 he received his Master degree (Laudatur Grade) from Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki.
*In 1998 he received an [[Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF]] [[EFF Pioneer Award|Pioneer Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w2.eff.org/awards/pioneer/1998.php |title=Torvalds, Stallman, Simons Win 1998 Pioneer Awards |publisher=W2.eff.org |date= |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref>
*In 1999 he received honorary doctor status at [[Stockholm University]].
*The 1999 novel ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'' by [[Neal Stephenson]] features several characters who use "Finux", a Unix-like operating system developed in Finland.
*In 2000 he received honorary doctor status at [[University of Helsinki]].<ref>Torvalds, 2001, page 28</ref>
*In 2000 he was awarded the [[Lovelace Medal]].<ref>[http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.14769 Talking to Torvalds], British Computer Society, September 2007.</ref>
*In the [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine's [[Person of the Century]] Poll, Torvalds was voted at #17 at the poll's close in 2000.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/time100/poc/century.html</ref>
*In 2001, he shared the [[Takeda Award]] for Social/Economic Well-Being with [[Richard Stallman]] and [[Ken Sakamura]].
*In 2004, he was named one of the most influential people in the world by the [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine article [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,994026,00.html "Linus Torvalds: The Free-Software Champion"] by [[Lawrence Lessig]]<ref>Lessig, Lawrence. "Linus Torvalds: The Free-Software Champion". ''Time''. April 26, 2004. Retrieved October 3, 2006.</ref>
*In the search for the [[Suuret Suomalaiset|100 Greatest Finns]] of all time, voted in the summer of 2004, Torvalds placed 16th.
*In 2005 he appeared as one of "the best managers" in a survey by ''[[BusinessWeek]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/05_02/B39150502manager.htm |title=The Best & Worst Managers Of The Year |publisher=Businessweek.com |date=2005-01-10 |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref>
*In August 2005, Torvalds received the [[Howard Vollum|Vollum Award]] from [[Reed College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.reed.edu/news_center/press_releases/2005-2006/082205LinuxCreator.html |title=Linux creator Linus Torvalds honored with Reed College's Vollum Award |publisher=Web.reed.edu |date=2005-08-24 |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref>
*In 2006, ''[[Business 2.0]]'' magazine named him one of "10 people who don't matter" because the growth of Linux has shrunk Torvalds' individual impact.<ref>{{cite web|author=By Business 2.0 Magazine staff |url=http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/21/technology/10dontmatter.biz2/index.htm |title=10 people who don't matter |publisher=Money.cnn.com |date=2006-06-22 |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref>
*In 2006, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] Magazine—Europe Edition named him one of the revolutionary heroes of the past 60 years.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gumbel |first=Peter |url=http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2006/torvalds.html |title=Linus Torvalds |publisher=Time.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref>
*In 2008, he was inducted into the Hall of Fellows of the [[Computer History Museum]] in [[Mountain View, California]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080618/0407491.html | title=The Computer History Museum Announces the 2008 Fellow Awards Recipients | date=2008-06-18 | accessdate=2008-06-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |  url=http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/index.php?id=123 | title=Fellow Awards: Linus Benedict Torvalds | date=2008-10-21 | accessdate=2008-10-23 }}</ref>
*In 2010, Torvalds was listed in the book ''The 100 Most Influential Inventors of All Time'' as one of the most important and influential inventors.<ref>{{cite web | title=Linus Torvalds named one of the 100 most influential inventors | work=[[The H]] | url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Linus-Torvalds-named-one-of-the-100-most-influential-inventors-922622.html | date=4 February 2010 | accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[Linus' Law]]
* [[Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate]]
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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* {{cite book | last = Himanen | first = Pekka | coauthors = Linus Torvalds, and Manuel Castells | title = The Hacker Ethic | publisher = Secker & Warburg | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-436-20550-5 }}
* {{cite book | last = Torvalds | first = Linus | coauthors = David Diamond | title = [[Just for Fun|Just For Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary]] | publisher  = HarperCollins | year = 2001 | location = New York, New York, United States|isbn = 0-06-662072-4 }}
* {{cite book | last = TORVALDS | first = Linus | coauthors = David Diamond | title = Just for Fun|Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary| publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | year = 2001 | location = London|isbn = 0-06-662073-2 }}
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{cite web | author = nighthawk and Chris123NT | title = The Ultimate Longhorn Guide [Rev 2] | url = http://www.chris123nt.com/guides/3683/TweakLH3683.htm | publisher = Chris123NT’s Blog | date = 27 January 2003 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20041113121520/http://www.chris123nt.com/guides/3683/TweakLH3683.htm | archivedate = 13 November 2004 | accessdate = 13 April 2022}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20021116132801/http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/longhorn_alpha.asp "Longhorn" Alpha Preview] - Review by Paul Thurrott
*[http://torvalds-family.blogspot.com/ Linus' blog]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040913075902/http://www.tech-critic.com/articles.php?action=show&id=11 Longhorn pre-alpha M3 - a user perspective.....]
*[http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/torvalds/ Torvalds's home page] (quite outdated)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101222080558/http://winreview.ru/Rariteti/87/Microsoft-Windows-Longhorn-Sborka-603683 Microsoft Windows Longhorn. Сборка 6.0.3683]
*[http://www.linux.org/info/penguin.html The birth of Tux: Why Linus Torvalds chose a penguin as the Linux mascot]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030120234819/http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=27038 Longhorn Leaks to the Web]
*[http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/computer-hardware-desktop-computers/4315737-1.html Linus Torvalds and His Five Entrepreneurial Lessons]
*[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2736 ''Linux Journal''] - 1 March 1994
*[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3655 ''Linux Journal''] - 1 November 1999
*{{Fresh Air episode|url_date_arg=4-Jun-01|date=4 June 2001}}
*[http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/docs/NodesTenYearsEversion.pdf Ten years of NODES]
*[http://www.hamleshmotah.com/index.php/2009/10/24/only-for-the-truely-geeky-japan-linux-symposium/ Linus having fun at the Japan Linux Symposium]
*[http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/msg/b813d52cbc5a044b?dmode=source ''What would you like to see most in minix?''], thread begun by the first Usenet post by Linus Torvalds referencing his new project, followed by the advice and requests for features he received in those early weeks when Linux was first being planned
*[http://www.speechpedia.org/LinusTorvalds/2007/05/14/Tech-Talk-Linus-Torvalds-on-Git-at-Google/ Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on Git at Google transcript from speechpedia.org]
*[http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/happy-birthday-linus Happy Birthday, Linus]
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 7 November 2023

3683.Lab0_N.020923-1821
Longhorn 3683 Desktop.png
Desktop
Status Leaked
Kernel version 6.0
CPU architecture x86
Edition Media Center Edition
Professional
Compile date 23 September 2002
BIOS date 23 September 2002
Timebomb 360 days
Product key CKY24-Q8QRH-X3KMR-C6BCY-T847Y
BA Database Available
BetaWiki Available
TCB Available


Windows "Longhorn" build 3683 (with a build tag of 3683.Lab06_N.020923-1821) is a build of the Microsoft Windows "Longhorn" operating system. Compiled on 23 September 2002, build 3683 became one of the first "Longhorn" builds to leak, on 19 November 2002,[1][2][3][4][5] after some screenshots were published on October 20, 2002.[6][7]

Features

This build contained:

  • date and time on the Welcome screen[8][9]
  • Plex theme,[3][8][9] which Microsoft regarded as a placeholder until they were ready to demonstrate Aero[10]
  • Sidebar, where it was possible to integrate XML-based[3] components called "Tiles", including a clock, a photo slideshow, a multiple desktop manager, a list of most frequently used programs, the Quick Launch toolbar, an Internet search bar, and a user tile, to quickly switch between users.[8] A custom user tile showing the Longhorn version and build number is also available at Longhorn.MS.[11] The sidebar could also be combined with the taskbar.[8] A user could drag open program windows in the desktop thumbnail itself.[12]
  • WinFS, called "Windows Future Storage" in this build. The WinFS services run by default, which slowed down the system.[3] WinFS indexes the complete root drive of the computer.[13] Contrary to a review from the time the build leaked that no WinFS features are integrated in Windows Explorer,[8] WinFS allows Access/SQL style display filters to the columns in the Windows Explorer Details view,[12] search through a box at the Task pane of Explorer windows,[8] grouping folder contents with specific criteria using Pivots (e.g., Documents Grouped by Type),[2] which did not work possibly because properties are not assigned to files.[12] A non-functional[8] "My Contacts" special folder powered by WinFS is included. Virtual folders still lack in functionality.[13]
  • StartUp Applications Monitor under Performance settings in System Properties[13]
  • My Hardware, a Windows Explorer-based Device Manager[8]
  • an XML[12] Display Properties control panel, written with "Avalon" APIs.[3] Most of it was not functional[12] except for Display Connection Settings, which provides information about the display adapter and monitor,[8] and for setting a gradient or collage desktop background[9]
  • new version 6.05 of Internet Explorer, with the new "Media" bar[2]
  • a beta version of DirectX 9[2]
  • Castles, which became HomeGroup in Windows 7[9]
  • Desktop Composition Engine,[13][14] which can be started by adding the registry key below and restarting the computer:[15]
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DesktopComposition]
"StartupOptions"=dword:00000002

Several new features appeared in Windows Explorer:

  • a new big horizontal panel under Windows Explorer toolbars, which can be disabled from "Folder Options", with custom appearance for special folders "My Documents", "My Pictures", "My Music", with animated effects on thumbnails in the case of multiple selections[8][12][9][16]
  • disk size indicator in My Computer[9][8]
  • an enhanced address bar (see Gallery)
  • previews of the folder contents inside their icons in the "Tiles" view mode (see Gallery)
  • new buttons in toolbar: Zoom[13] to changes the icon size[12], Details pane to enable the Avalon details pane, and Pivots to list various sorting modes for the current folder, supported and driven by WinFS[13][17]
  • the possibility to select files and folders through checkboxes[9] (see Gallery)
  • a new interface for "Open",[13] "Save As",[2] and "Confirm File Replace"[13] dialog windows
  • system dialogs are using an all new branding API exported by Kernel32.dll[13]
  • detailed introduction dialog for working with Briefcases[13]
  • Game Definition files, backed by managed code providing extra functionality such as the un/blocking and updating of games, and a games news reader.[13] Data is backed in a local SQL database, similar to WinFS in theory[18]
  • creating albums or playlists, which is not functional[13]
  • rating music files in a virtual folder[13]

Issues

Build 3683 is incompatible with a number of applications that require Windows XP or earlier. Many of these compatibility issues can be solved by running applications in Windows Compatibility Mode[19]

The user icon cannot be changed after enabling the user tile on the Sidebar.[19]

Virtual desktops accessible through the Sidebar tile causes a massive memory leak in Windows Explorer, using over 100 MB of memory.[19]

Paint and the Control Panel crash on exit.[19]

Internet Explorer crashes when a user tries to download anything,[12] since some bitmaps are missing in this build, such as the download animation in Internet Explorer.[19]

Changing themes changes the "start" button text to "st". Restarting solves this issue.[19]

Non-fatal errors may come up during installation.[19]

Gallery

More screenshots are available here.

  • Build 3683 desktop

    Build 3683 desktop

  • Display Properties applet based on Avalon/Windows Presentation Foundation

    Display Properties applet based on Avalon/Windows Presentation Foundation

  • Display Properties - Choose how much you want to fit on your screen

    Display Properties - Choose how much you want to fit on your screen

  • The Preview Pane in Windows Explorer

    The Preview Pane in Windows Explorer

  • System Properties window and Windows Sidebar

    System Properties window and Windows Sidebar

  • Windows Explorer Tiles view

    Windows Explorer Tiles view

  • My Contacts

    My Contacts

  • Address bar box, check boxes for file selection

    Address bar box, check boxes for file selection

References

  1. ↑ thunderriver (19 November 2002). World's Exclusive!!! Longhorn Alpha 3683 has being leaked!!!. xBetas. Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Parker, Steven (19 November 2002). Longhorn no longer a Tall story. Neowin. Archived from the original on 14 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 eweekdev (19 November 2002). Windows Longhorn Alpha Leaks to the Web. eWeek. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Farrell, Nick (20 November 2002). Microsoft plays down Longhorn leak. vnunet.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Longhorn Leak. xBetas (19 November 2002). Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  6. ↑ bLaCKcOmB (20 October 2002). Exclusive New Longhorn Screenshot!. xBetas. Archived from the original on 12 January 2003. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  7. ↑ A Note on Longhorn Shot Leaks. ZolkNetwork.com (21 October 2002). Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 Thurrott, Paul (13 November 2002). "Longhorn" Alpha Preview. Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. Archived from the original on 16 November 2002. Retrieved on 24 March 2002.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Happy Bulldozer (21 December 2009). Microsoft Windows Longhorn. Сборка 6.0.3683. winreview.ru. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved on 24 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Thurrott, Paul (2 March 2003). Leaked Longhorn Build Shows Little Progress. ITPro Today. Retrieved on 17 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Creating a sidebar tile in build 3683. Longhorn.MS. Retrieved on 31 March 2022.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 Walker, Colin (24 November 2002). Longhorn pre-alpha M3 - a user perspective..... - Page 1. Tech-Critic. Archived from the original on 13 September 2004. Retrieved on 24 March 2022.
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 3683 Tips & tricks. Longhorn.MS. Retrieved on 28 March 2022.
  14. ↑ jagotu (21 December 2014). 3683's DCE. BetaArchive. Retrieved on 27 March 2022.
  15. ↑ Desktop Compositing. Longhorn.MS. Retrieved on 26 March 2022.
  16. ↑ Winaero (22 December 2009). 3683_rotate.mp4. YouTube. Retrieved on 29 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Winaero (22 December 2009). 3683_2.mp4. YouTube. Retrieved on 29 March 2022.
  18. ↑ Albacore (@thebookisclosed) (30 October 2020). What's interesting is that the choice of data backing is a local SQL database, similar to WinFS in theory. Twitter. Retrieved on 28 March 2022.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 nighthawk and Chris123NT (27 January 2003). The Ultimate Longhorn Guide [Rev 2]. www.chris123nt.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2004. Retrieved on 28 March 2022.

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