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.

Linux creator Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 and an Intel laptop for kernel development, as revealed through a bug ...

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.

LOS ANGELES—Twenty-six years ago, Linus Torvalds started the Linux operating system, and at the Open Source Summit here on Sept. 11, Torvalds detailed his views on security, development and ...

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 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 added, the kernel developer crew is a "very homogeneous crowd. But I don't even know about all the new developers, we have every single release. We have over 1,000 new developers.

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 cites a change in attitudes as assisting with adoption of distributed version control and Git. “I think what has happened is that it took even kernel people a few years to get used to ...

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 ...

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 ...