Reddit reviews Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
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Read Just For Fun, Linus Torvalds' semi-autobiography.
Just For Fun. It's about (and co-authored by) Linus Torvalds.
Just For Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary is a great book by Linux Torvalds and David Diamond.
It's an easy, comfortable read in which Linus talks about himself, Linux, and the following that he gained over time. I really like this book, and I just finished my second read through of it. The tech speak is light, but it's good enough for beginners and gurus.
My understanding of the Finnish system is based on what I read in Linus Torvalds' autobiography, of all things!
IIRC there are three ways to do it:
Military service - through the ranks of 'enlisted' troops.
Military service - Officer training.
More of a 'community service' approach for those who don't want to do military service.
As for other countries I can only speak for Britain. National Service was abolished in the 1960s here. You make a good point about the athletes though.
Check out Rebel Code for all of your answers and some good history. Just for Fun is decent too.