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 said that Rust might be included in the next Linux kernel release, which drew a large round of applause from the Open Source Summit audience. Linux is mostly written in the C programming ...

A key concern about Linux on IoT devices, however, is the growing size of the Linux kernel. “We’re trying to be a lean-and-mean IoT machine,” Torvalds said.

Linus Torvalds, the founder of the Linux operating system, made a surprise announcement on Sept. 16, revealing that he was stepping back from his role as the maintainer for the upcoming Linux 4.19 ...

Torvalds used Minix before he embarked on Linux development in 1991. In an e-mail interview, Torvalds strongly disputed the study's conclusions. And Tanenbaum himself has harshly criticized the study.

The Linux project leader says the next version of the heart of the open-source OS is expected by June. He also says he never much liked Macs and hopes Intel's IA-64 chip "withers and dies." ...

Torvalds, who will become an OSDL Fellow, will go to work full-time on future versions of Linux, such as its forthcoming 2.6 kernel, the OSDL said in a statement.

“People always thank me for Linux, and they didn’t get half from it as I got,” Torvalds said during the Open Source Summit session. “I learned a lot about computer architecture and the 386.” ...

Linux, the free and open source operating system that Torvalds founded in 1991 and still oversees, runs on many, if not most, of the servers and data centers that power the internet.

Torvalds responded, “I don’t think it’s 80 but it’s more than anybody else.” The fact is that today Linux runs on a huge range of architectures — scaling from tiny embedded devices to ...