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Torvalds wades into Linux trademark row
Talkback So stop wingeing and be glad that SCO or Microsoft did not trademark Linux because Linus had not bothered. What else could could Torvalds do? If he does not trademark Linux then some unscrupulous toady will do so.
[August 22, 2005, 16:35]
Torvalds lambastes DVD lawsuits
News Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux, roundly criticised on Wednesday the companies that have sued Web sites and programmers -- one as young as 16 years old -- to keep the secrets of digital versatile discs under wraps.
[February 2, 2000, 17:04]
Linux 2.4 kernel almost ready
News Linus Torvalds and the other keepers of the Linux kernel delivered what is anticipated to be the first and only 2.4 prerelease kernel to testers on 31 December. In a note sent to testers on New Year's Eve, Torvalds acknowledged that he was unable...
[January 3, 2001, 7:41]
At long last Linux 2.4
News Linux creator Linus Torvalds and the army of programmers who collectively develop the Linux kernel delivered the final release of the long-awaited 2.4 code Thursday. Torvalds said in June 1999 that Linux 2.4 would be done by last fall.
[January 5, 2001, 13:45]
Torvalds criticises GPL revisions
News The second draft of a revised General Public License has been released, but Linus Torvalds - founder and leader of the best-known software project governed by the GPL - remains unconvinced of its merits.
[July 31, 2006, 9:10]
What Torvalds really thinks of Solaris
News When Linus Torvalds successfully harnessed the talent of thousands of programmers to create Linux, the operating system that arguably suffered most was Sun's Solaris. Now Torvalds and his allies face a new side of that old competitor.
[December 21, 2004, 14:20]
Torvalds launches Linux 2.6 beta
News Linux development leader Linus Torvalds on Monday released a test version of the next heart of the Linux operating system, version 2.6. Even though it's still a test kernel, calling it "2.6" is a signal for programmers to get down to work testing...
[July 15, 2003, 8:54]
Torvalds moves next Linux into final phase
News Linux leader Linus Torvalds has moved the development of the upcoming 2.6 kernel of the open-source operating system to a new phase aimed solely at making the heart of the OS less likely to crash. Torvalds released version 2.6.0-test7 of the Linux...
[October 10, 2003, 12:10]
Torvalds: Next Linux due by June
News The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, project founder and leader Linus Torvalds predicted on Thursday. Torvalds said he preferred AMD's approach to 64-bit computers, keeping the same commands, or...
[October 28, 2002, 9:01]
Torvalds admits Linux kernel concerns
News Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux and maintainer of the development kernel, has agreed with his second-in-command, Andrew Morton, that the Linux kernel is becoming more bug-ridden. Torvalds agreed with Morton's comments in an interview with news...
[May 9, 2006, 18:15]
Torvalds gets legal protection force
News The Open Source Development Lab will pay its law firm to represent Linus Torvalds, the Linux operating system founder and leader who this week was subpoenaed in connection with a $3bn suit against IBM.
[November 14, 2003, 10:05]
Torvalds and Cox oppose software patents law
News Two of the most prominent figures in the Linux world, Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox, are urging the European Parliament to reject a proposed directive on software patents when it comes up for a vote this week, saying it would bring "chaos" to...
[September 22, 2003, 14:25]
Open source gurus issue patent warning
News Two open source leaders joined Linux founder Linus Torvalds in disparaging software patents Tuesday, the newest volley in a battle that pits the cooperative programming philosophy against Microsoft. Torvalds wasn't alone in his opinion.
[February 2, 2005, 8:10]
Torvalds attacks Microsoft over open source
News Microsoft is spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt among open-source users, Linus Torvalds said in an interview published on Friday. It is this type of claim which angers Torvalds. I personally think it's mainly another shot in the FUD [fear...
[August 13, 2007, 18:05]
Torvalds rubbishes core of Apple's OS X
News The forthcoming autobiography from Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system and figurehead of the open source movement, Just For Fun, promises to cast a shadow over Apple's newly released OS X, which Torvalds describes in less than...
[April 6, 2001, 13:27]
Linux heavies play version name game
News Linus Torvalds and other central Linux programmers are debating whether the next version of the operating system should be numbered 2.6, or if its new features merit the grander designation 3.0. Torvalds, the founder of the Linux kernel effort and...
[October 3, 2002, 7:46]
Torvalds turns up at linux.conf.au
News Linux creator, Linus Torvalds has landed in Australia unexpectedly to attend linux.conf.au 2004, held in Adelaide this week. To meet some of the delegates and speakers at this years' developer conference, Torvalds has arrived as a guest at the event.
[January 12, 2004, 8:20]
Linux kernel gets quick fix
News Linus Torvalds has released a new kernel, or core, for the Linux operating system just two days after the previous release, fixing a bug that had made its way into kernel version 2.4.11. Torvalds said in a message on the kernel.org Web site that he...
[October 11, 2001, 16:27]
Linux gets PlayStation 3 chip support
News Linus Torvalds released a new Linux kernel on Monday that supports features in IBM's Cell processor, includes Oracle software for clustered databases and improves how the open source operating system runs on multiprocessor systems.
[March 22, 2006, 8:55]
Torvalds seeks Linux testers this Christmas
News Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux and the maintainer of its development kernel, appealed on Saturday for people to test the latest release candidate of the Linux kernel. Linux 2.6.15-rc7", Torvalds asked people to use their free time over the...
[December 28, 2005, 17:15]
