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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.
Linus Torvalds has just released Linux 6.16, however, he warns he has some travel plans upcoming so the Linux 6.17 merge ...
Linus Torvalds has given developers a heads-up that the merge window for Linux kernel 6.17 could be "slightly chaotic".
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 ...
Dirk Hohndel and Linus Torvalds talked about Linux developers, hardware, and coding in their latest, and first virtual Linux conversation. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor ...
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.
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.
Torvalds replied that “it didn’t happen overnight. There’s no single point where I was surprised, really. The surprising hardware is from 15 years ago when people started using Linux.” ...
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.
Oregon Tech Linux creator Linus Torvalds 'truly sorry' for online behavior, plans to take time off Published: Sep. 17, 2018, 3:45 p.m.
For Linux, the operating system that Torvalds created and named after himself, has come to dominate the exploding online world, making it more popular overall than rivals from Microsoft and Apple.