After a visit to Transmeta in late 1996, Torvalds accepted a position at the company in California, where he worked from February 1997 to 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 Dunthorpe, Oregon to be closer to the OSDL's headquarters in Beaverton.
after a visit to transmeta in late 1996 torvalds accepted a position at the company in california where he worked from february 1997 to 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 dunthorpe oregon to be closer to the osdl's headquarters in beaverton