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Next Linux kernel gets Aussie animal name

Linus Torvalds has auctioned off the right to name the next Linux kernel Read more

19 January, 2004 by Angus Kidman

Patents 'biggest threat' to Linux - Torvalds

...Chris Stone. When asked what he thought was the biggest threat to Linux, Torvalds said he was extremely confident that the operating system itself was... Read more

23 March, 2004 by Andrew Donoghue

Torvalds updates new Linux

Linux Torvalds has issued the first update for the 2.6 Linux kernel... Read more

12 January, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Torvalds launches Linux 2.6 beta

Linux Torvalds released a test version of the 2.6 Linux kernel on... Read more

15 July, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Torvalds: Linux ready to go green

...said Torvalds. Linux safe with or without LinusSpeaking about the future of Linux, Torvalds said he is pleased that there is no more pressure on... Read more

31 January, 2008 by Munir Kotadia

'Linux' trademark doesn't matter, says Stallman

...source community to accuse Torvalds of cashing in on the success of Linux. Torvalds refuted this, saying the cost of the legal fees to chase... Read more

26 August, 2005 by Tom Espiner

Torvalds wades into Linux trademark row

...source community to accuse Torvalds of cashing in on the success of Linux. Torvalds denied on Saturday that he or anyone else is making money... Read more

22 August, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Torvalds steps in to help Linux trademark dispute

...in a battle to stop local companies attempting to trademark the word "Linux". Torvalds has been called on to help Linux Australia Inc -- which represents... Read more

11 August, 2004 by Andrew Colley

Linux kernel: Moving closer to Windows?

...the Unix-like Minix operating system for educational purposes. Although Linux creator Linux Torvalds has never denied that he drew inspiration from Minix, both he... Read more

1 July, 2004 by Matt Loney

Report on Linux origins falls at the starting gate

Linux creator Linux Torvalds and Andrew Tanenbaum, the man who created Minix for the study... Read more

20 May, 2004 by Matt Loney

Red Hat must wait for SCO ruling

A judge has blocked SCO's attempt to throw out Red Hat's suit, which asks for a ruling that the Linux seller has not violated any of SCO's Unix copyrights Read more

8 April, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

SCO wants another $2bn from IBM

SCO Group has tripled its Linux damages claim against IBM Read more

17 June, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Linux creator takes commercial position

...x release it makes sense to be able to concentrate fully on Linux," Torvalds said in a statement released by the consortium. "OSDL is the... Read more

17 June, 2003 by John G.Spooner

Torvalds: Next Linux due by June

...such as servers or operating system software for the new versions of Linux. Torvalds, the top programmer of the kernel at the heart of the... Read more

28 October, 2002 by Stephen Shankland

Performance, not power saving

...money from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, with the talents of Linus "Linux" Torvalds, and the engineering skills of David Ditzel. And those three things... Read more

9 May, 2001 by Guy Kewney

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