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Linux creator Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 and an Intel laptop for kernel development, as revealed through a bug ...
Linus Torvalds has given developers a heads-up that the merge window for Linux kernel 6.17 could be "slightly chaotic".
Linus Torvalds has just released Linux 6.16, however, he warns he has some travel plans upcoming so the Linux 6.17 merge ...
Linux continues to grow bigger and better. Here's what's new and notable in the 6.16 release, plus what you need to know about 6.17.
Torvalds is keeping current with the commits Despite his pivotal role in writing Linux, Torvalds says that he doesn’t really code anymore. “I’m not a programmer,” he insisted.
Torvalds also admitted that he doesn’t know every line of code in the Linux kernel at this point and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “Nobody knows the whole kernel anymore,” Torvalds said.
Torvalds has found that a lot of people seem to have trouble grasping why the Pixel's display is so much better than the vast majority of laptop screens, so he decided to show them. He wrote ...
As it turns out, when Linus Torvalds flags some code dontuse, he really means it—the problem with this 5.12 release candidate broke swapfile handling in a very unpleasant way.
Torvalds seemed aware that his decision to drop BitKeeper would also be controversial. When asked why he called the new software, “git,” British slang meaning “a rotten person,” he said.
Torvalds isn't a CEO, but the final decision will likely come down to what he wants. Torvalds is an employee of the Linux Foundation, which allows him to remain independent while working full-time ...
Torvalds wasn’t on stage for long, speaking for less than 15 minutes in a Q&A with Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin, but he touched on several key topics, including the Internet of ...
Linus Torvalds, the programmer behind the free and open source Linux operating system, is taking some time away from the project to "get some assistance on how to understand people’s emotions ...