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Linus Torvalds keeps his 'fingers and toes' rule by decreeing next Linux will be version 7.0

But first, kernel 6.19 is upon us, with many goodies Penguin emperor Linus Torvalds has announced the next version of the Linux kernel will be version 7.0, a matter of some small interest, because it ...

The big new Linux release isn’t a big deal

Linus Torvalds has announced the release candidate for the Linux 7.0 kernel, which is available for you to try.
Oregonian

Linus Torvalds shares 2012 Millennium Technology Prize with stem cell scientist Shinya Yamanaka

, the creator of the Linux computer operating system, was named today the co-winner of the 2012 , the world's largest tech prize. Torvalds, 42, shares the award with renown stem cell researcher of ...
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Linus Torvalds and friends tell The Reg how Linux solo act became a global jam session

Ts'o, Hohndel and the man himself spill beans on how checks in the mail and GPL made it all possible If you know anything ...
Datacenter Dynamics

Linux creator Linus Torvalds apologizes for verbal abuse, takes time off

The charismatic creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, will be taking a break from kernel management, following discussions with fellow developers. Torvalds is infamous for crude comments and criticism of ...
Business Insider

Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, warned developers not to use an Oracle-owned file system because of the company's 'litigious nature'

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Fast Company

Linux creator Linus Torvalds apologizes for being a dick all these years

Torvalds has had a contentious relationship with those in the Linux community for years. He’s been known to be short-tempered and arrogant in his dealings with those very members. This all came to a ...
Wired

Linus Torvalds Defends His God-Given Right to Offend You

Is meanness the secret sauce of a winning open source project? It might be, according to Linus Torvalds, the guy who's been running the Linux kernel project for the past 22 years. This week, Torvalds ...
CNET

Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...
Business Insider

One of the world's most important programmers works from home in his bathrobe in complete silence

Linus Torvalds, the founder and maintainer of the incredibly popular free Linux operating system, spends his days working from home in a bathrobe in complete silence. Torvalds revealed his work ...
GeekWire

Linus Torvalds on the state of software security, the Internet of Things, and the future of Linux

Linus Torvalds at LinuxCon in Seattle this morning. The surprise guest at LinuxCon in Seattle this morning was none other than Linus Torvalds, the driving force behind the Linux kernel and a central ...
CNET

Is Torvalds really the father of Linux?

It's hard to imagine that Linus Torvalds could have launched Linux without directly using earlier operating system work, according to a report that has become controversial even before its scheduled ...