Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

The story of Linux told by its creator. Torvalds started building an operating system as a personal project — no business plan, no ambition to change the world. What began "just for fun" ended up as critical infrastructure worldwide. The book captures the dynamics of emergent innovation perfectly: you start for fun, others join because they see value, and the effect compounds. It is also a practical demonstration of Raymond's thesis: the bazaar works. A direct antidote to the idea that innovation needs a five-year plan.