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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 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 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]
Torvalds abandons KDE for Gnome
Blog Ticked off at the latest revamp of KDE, Linux progenitor Linus Torvalds has switched to Gnome. In an interview with Computerworld, Torvalds said "break everything" probably wasn't the best idea. Apparently he thought KDE 4.0 was a "disaster" and...
[January 26, 2009, 16:32]
Torvalds wraps up work on Linux core
News Linus Torvalds has published the last release of the current Linux development kernel, clearing the way to start work on the long-anticipated 2.6 kernel. Torvalds, who founded the Linux kernel project in the early 1990s, on Thursday finalised the...
[July 11, 2003, 12:17]
Patents 'biggest threat' to Linux - Torvalds
News Linux creator Linus Torvalds says that nontechnical issues such as software patents constitute the single biggest threat to the future success of the open-source OS. When asked what he thought was the biggest threat to Linux, Torvalds said he was...
[March 23, 2004, 9:20]
Torvalds advocates daily kernel performance tests
News Linux founder Linus Torvalds on Tuesday called for more regular performance tests on the Linux kernel so that any reduction in efficiency can be highlighted sooner. Torvalds said it would be useful to continually test the performance of the...
[March 30, 2005, 17:00]
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]
Torvalds gets tough on kernel coders
News Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux and the maintainer of the development kernel, is cracking down on developers that add last-minute changes to the kernel. Torvalds replied that Bottomley needs to get tough on his contributors.
[November 11, 2005, 11:25]
Torvalds rules out GPL3 for Linux
News Linus Torvalds said on Wednesday he won't convert Linux to version three of the GPL, as he objects to the proposed digital rights management provisions in the update. Torvalds represents a pragmatic approach that accommodates computer industry...
[January 27, 2006, 8:20]
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 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]
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 unveils Git
News Linux founder and leader Linus Torvalds has launched a new tool, called Git, to manage his software project, after a dispute led him to drop the previous system. Torvalds stopped using a management system called BitKeeper earlier this month...
[April 21, 2005, 9:15]
Torvalds wades into Linux trademark row
News Linux founder Linus Torvalds has defended his protection of the Linux trademark and claims that sublicensing the trademark is a loss-making operation. Last month, a lawyer acting on behalf of Linus Torvalds wrote to 90 companies in Australia asking...
[August 22, 2005, 13:30]
Torvalds plays part on 'Talk Like a Pirate Day'
News Linux creator Linus Torvalds on Thursday signalled his enjoyment of the annual "Talk Like a Pirate Day" festivities, using the nautical lexicon to launch an update to the kernel at the heart of the open source operating system.
[September 22, 2006, 18:05]
Torvalds: Linux kernel release timing was mistake
News Linus Torvalds has admitted that the timing of the Linux 2.6.24 kernel was a mistake. Asked whether the release schedule would be pushed back to accommodate his attendance at the linux.conf.au conference, Torvalds said he normally would not have...
[February 12, 2008, 12:20]
Torvalds wades into Linux trademark row
Talkback What else could could Torvalds do? If he does not trademark Linux then some unscrupulous toady will do so. If he has the trademark then he MUST enforce it by law. How should he pay for this? Out of his own pocket?
[August 22, 2005, 16:35]
Torvalds: Retirement won't see death of Linux
News If Linus Torvalds stepped away from his position as co-ordinator of the Linux kernel, it is unlikely many people would notice, according to the man himself. When asked what would happen if he decided to retire from co-ordinating kernel development...
[February 7, 2008, 17:18]
Torvalds admits concerns over patents
News In a video interview at linux.conf.au in Melbourne last week, founder and co-ordinator of the Linux kernel Linus Torvalds admitted that he is concerned about software patents because he — and users like him — don't have any control over them.
[February 6, 2008, 9:56]
