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 ...

Linus Torvalds, the benevolent dictator for life of the Linux kernel, has reportedly erupted in anger after testing code included in the Linux 6.15-rc1 kernel slowed down the build process and ...

For years, Torvalds has managed kernel versioning with a lighthearted logic: increase the major number only when he can no ...

Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux kernel, has just released the sixth Linux 6.16 release candidate. This week he noted that he had a scare that could have delayed this version. Linus Torvalds has ...

At Open Source Summit Europe in Scotland, Linus Torvalds is meeting with Linux's top 40 or so developers at the Maintainers' Summit. This is his first step back in taking over Linux's reins. A little ...

Today is the birthday of Linus. Although that's essentially a private event for him, there's an interesting historical link to the creation of the Linux kernel, too. As is well known, before he ...

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux 6.15-rc5. He said he's happy with the release. Here's a look at some of the changes this week. Linus Torvalds released the fifth release candidate of ...

CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Besides his work with CNET, Don's work has been featured in a ...

Linux founder Linus Torvalds recently picked up a Google Chromebook Pixel, and the hardware left such a positive impression that he posed the question "Why do PC manufacturers even bother any more?" ...

In January 2006, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) released in draft form (gplv3.fsf.org/draft) a revised and updated version of the GNU General Public License (GPL ...

Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, has never suffered fools gladly. In particular, he really dislikes people who make improving security in Linux more trouble than it needs to be. Most recently, in his ...