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RSS torvalds in newsCanonical joins Linux Foundation
News As well as promoting Linux around the world, the Linux Foundation also sponsors the work of Linux kernel project lead Linus Torvalds. Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. [20 Aug 2008]
Linux Foundation releases developer guide
News After that time, project head Linus Torvalds issues a release candidate kernel, which is then stabilised. A guide to the kernel development process aims to encourage participation by new programmers by explaining what's involved. [18 Aug 2008]
Praise for Microsoft from open source Linux leader
News Linus Torvalds, leader of the Linux kernel project that's among the best-known open source threats to Windows, has words of praise for Microsoft's announcement last week that it would share some previously hard-to-get technology with open source... [26 Feb 2008]
Open source gets own legal pow wows
News It sponsors the work of Linux founder Linus Torvalds and counts companies such as Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel and Novell among its members. The Linux Foundation, custodian of the Linux trademark, has announced two summits to deal with legal... [13 Sep 2007]
Microsoft 'building open-source cult of fear'
News Microsoft is spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt among open source users, Linus Torvalds has said in an interview. It is this type of claim which angers Torvalds. But despite the controversy, Torvalds remains nonplussed. [14 Aug 2007]
Red Hat gets real about KVM virtualisation
News The endorsement comes on the heels of another significant KVM achievement that bodes well for its adoption: Linux leader Linus Torvalds accepted KVM into the main Linux source code tree in February, a move that makes maintenance and debugging... [15 Feb 2007]
Open source alliance forged over Linux standards
News OSDL, which employs Linux founder Linus Torvalds, was established in 2000 to try to improve the operating system for high-end servers. The Open Source Developer Labs (OSDL) and the Free Standards Group (FSG), two groups trying to standardise and... [22 Jan 2007]
MySQL puts off automatic move to GPL 3
News Linus Torvalds and other Linux kernel programmers have shown little enthusiasm for the changes. Open source database company MySQL has decided to stick to the current General Public Licence (GPL) rather than move to an upcoming revision, pending... [05 Jan 2007]
Anti-DRM day to debut next month
News But Linux creator Linus Torvalds has said DRM can play an integral role in security, and claimed proposed revisions to the GPL go too far. An awareness day to highlight the fight against digital rights management (DRM) will be held on 3 October. [04 Sep 2006]
Torvalds agrees to Linux "breather"
News Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux and maintainer of the development kernel, has agreed with his second-in-command, Andrew Morton, that the Linux kernel is becoming more bug-ridden. Torvalds agreed with Morton's comments in an interview with news... [10 May 2006]
Intel and Red Hat team for 17 development centres
News Intel is working to make sure Linux programmers such as Linux leader Linus Torvalds are in the vanguard, though. Intel and Red Hat announced plans on Tuesday to open more than a dozen centres where customers and business partners can make sure... [05 Apr 2006]
Sir Tim picks up latest gong
News A previous winner of the Lovelace Medal was Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux. Sir Tim Berners-Lee has picked up his latest award in a long line of gongs handed to the British inventor of the world wide web. [29 Mar 2006]
Torvalds issues new Linux kernel
News Linus Torvalds released a new Linux kernel on Monday that supports features in IBM's Cell processor, includes Oracle software for clustered databases and improves how the open source operating system runs on multiprocessor systems. [22 Mar 2006]
Linux leader attacks "anti-DRM" GPL
News Provisions against digital rights management (DRM) in a draft update to the General Public Licence (GPL) could undermine computer security, Linus Torvalds said this week in emails reflecting the Linux leader's pragmatic philosophy. [06 Feb 2006]
Sun mulls GPL 3 licence for Solaris
News Linux kernel project leader Linus Torvalds has said Linux will stay under the current version 2 of the GPL. Torvalds oversees the Linux kernel, which is at the heart of the open source operating system generally called Linux. [31 Jan 2006]
