Linus Torvalds
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No thanks, Google--we've got Ubuntu

Insight perspective If there is one problem the open source community has suffered repeatedly over the past two decades, it's fragmentation. Google is about to make it worse.

Monday, July 20 2009 08:08 PM

Tags: Operating systems, Open source, Red Hat Inc., Google Inc., Web Browser, Ubuntu, Linux Community, Mark Shuttleworth, Linux Distribution, Linux

Torvalds talks like a pirate

News Linux leader uses salty sea-dog language to introduce 2.6.18 update to the kernel of the open-source OS.

Friday, September 22 2006 09:24 AM

Tags: Linux, Open source

Legal summits to tackle Linux

News The Linux Foundation, custodians of the Linux trademark, have announced two legal summits to deal with legal issues surrounding Linux and open-source software.

Wednesday, September 12 2007 06:58 PM

Tags: Linux server OS, Linux, Linux desktop OS

New Linux kernel adds filesystem support

News Linux 2.6.30 has been released with support for new file systems, alongside performance improvements and new hardware drivers.

Tuesday, June 16 2009 09:46 AM

Tags: Operating systems, Linus Torvalds, File System, Storage, Kernel, operating system, Linux Kernel, performance, Hardware, high-performance

Why is Asia not open to open source?

Blogs One of the main draws--and selling point--of open source technology is its much celebrated developer ecosystem. But, acc...

Friday, August 22 2008 12:29 AM

Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder

News The Linux project lead has said new contributors should "start small" to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process.

Monday, August 18 2008 11:10 PM

Tags: Linux, Open source, Software, Linus Torvalds, Security, Developer, operating system, Linux Kernel, Environment, patch management

Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

News The Linux creator has labeled creators of the OpenBSD operating system 'masturbating monkeys', as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry.

Thursday, July 17 2008 10:47 PM

Tags: Linux, Open source, Linus Torvalds, OpenBSD, Security, Bug, IT Security, Attack, operating system, Linux Kernel

Japanese software maker joins open-source group

News Japanese software maker NEC Soft announced yesterday that it has joined Open Source Development Labs (OSDL). The company plans to participate in OSDL's Data Center Linux and Carrier Grade Linux initiatives as the Linux operating system catches on in Japan.

Thursday, January 29 2004 09:12 AM

Torvalds updates new Linux

News Linus Torvalds has issued the first update for the 2.6 Linux kernel.

Monday, January 12 2004 10:04 PM

Torvalds leaves Silicon Valley for Oregon

News in brief Linux leader and founder Linus Torvalds is moving with his family to Portland, Ore., farther from hectic Silicon Valley and closer to his employer, the Open Source Development Labs in Beaverton.

Monday, June 14 2004 09:47 AM

Tags: Linux, Business applications, Open source