In this multi-part interview Linus Torvalds discusses life, the kernel, and everything.
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Linux creator Linus Torvalds honored by NEC C&C foundation
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The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Linux creator and Linux Foundation Fellow Linus Torvalds is one of three recipients to receive the prestigious C&C Prize in 2010.
Read more »Linus Torvalds named most influential open source blogger
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O'Reilly media founder Tim O'Reilly is "the most powerful voice" in open source, followed by Linux chief architect Linus Torvalds according to a new ranking of influential open source personalities.
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Linus Torvalds is listed amongst "The 100 Most Influential Inventors of All Time"
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Linus Torvalds is listed amongst "The 100 Most Influential Inventors of All Time"
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Free Software Foundation Daemonised for Resisting Non-Free(dom) Software
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Open Core proponent compares the FSF to religion as means of daemonisation and Jason Perlow does this by showing a humourous photo from Linus Torvalds, then throwing in another insult at Richard Stallman
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Torvalds bashes vendor-sec private Linux security list
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Last week, Linux was tagged with a local NULL pointer flaw that could have led to a privilege escalation issue. Linux founder Linus Torvalds pushed a patch upstream quickly and now that patch is in the Linux 2.6.31 -rc6 milestone.
Read more »Dispute between Linux gurus Alan Cox and Linus Torvalds
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After a dispute with Linus Torvalds, the long time developer and Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox has stopped development of the Linux TTY subsystem.
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Torvalds proclaims 'new world order' with Linux 2.6.30
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Linux kernel 2.6.30 has been released with hundreds of changes from the previous version, including a new architecture for suspend and resume which Linus Torvalds says switches the kernel to a "new world order".
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Obama and Free Software
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"One of the more interesting aspects of the modern knowledge society is the free software movement. The most famous and influential leader of this movement is Richard M. Stallman (RMS). Richard recognized the value of a new model for software development and the various risks to that model.
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Linus on Linux: Torvalds Interview Part 2
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In part 2 of our interview, Linus talks about the process of managing kernel developer commits, selecting a revision control system and how he personally uses git.
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Linus on Linux: The Linus Torvalds Interview Part 1
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Linus reflects on 18 years of working on Linux, the developer ecosystem and his goal for Linux on the desktop.
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Stallman discusses Free Software and GPLv3
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"On June 29, 2007 the Free Software Foundation released the GNU General Public License, version 3. What happened since then? I had the opportunity to discuss many subjects with FSF's founder and president Richard Stallman..."
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FOSS Debates: Dissecting the Kernel
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As the central element of Linux, the kernel is equally central to open source software in general. Because the community has such a stake in its design and success, the kernel has proven to be the hub around which much discussion revolves. The kernel's creator, Linus Torvalds, also has a stake in its success, and he takes part in the discussion.
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Linus Torvalds Upset over Ext3 and Ext4
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It all started with a request for help from Jesper Krogh in one of the first responses to Torvalds's announcement March 24 of Kernel 2.6.29 on the gmane.linux.kernel mailing list.
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Kernel developers squabble over Ext3 and Ext4
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A number of senior kernel developers, including Linus Torvalds, Ted Ts'o, Alan Cox and Ingo Molnar, have been squabbling over the sense or otherwise of journaling and delayed allocation in Ext3 and Ext4.
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