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Critical Linux kernel flaw patched but check your distro

August 20, 2010 8:54am PDT

A serious Linux kernel vulnerability was patched by Linux Torvalds this week, but distros are still scrambling to catch up with the fix. Get the details here.

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Software

Command Guru for Linux 1.1 (Mobile)

November 28, 2009 12:00am PST

Got Linux?Need to use the commandline?Look no further for a quick reference and help: Command Guru for Linux is here!This cheat sheet will give you examples and descriptions of more than 100...

Provided by: Fors Brunns Konsult

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Battle of the bulge: Will Linux 'bloat' begin to rival Microsoft?

September 23, 2009 10:58am PDT

Linus Torvalds simultaneously cheers the Linux development model and decries its bloat at LinuxCon. What is he up to? What's your opinion of the current Linux kernel? Take our poll.

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Software

Version Control with Git 1.0 (iOS)

August 5, 2009 12:00am PDT

By Jon LoeligerPublished by O'Reilly Media (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596520120/)Version Control with Git takes you step-by-step through ways to track, merge, and manage software projects,...

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Discussion Threads

The state of Linux according to Linus Torvalds

April 28, 2009 12:50pm PDT

The state of Linux according to Linus Torvalds article root i've always thought linux as a solid desktop i realize that i have a different opinion than most but i have always thought Linux on the...

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Blog Post

The state of Linux according to Linus Torvalds

April 28, 2009 12:14pm PDT

Linux Magazine has published a wide-ranging, two-part interview with Linus Torvalds, asking him questions about everything from his take on continuing development of the kernel to the quality of...

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Discussion Threads

Video: The Simpsons destroy Steve Jobs

December 10, 2008 6:19am PST

Video: The Simpsons destroy Steve Jobs article root Just to be fair... ...I've met Linux fanboys that are just as googley-eyed over Linus Torvalds, but I've never feared being flayed with Penguin...

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Top 10 IT headlines for July 21: Torvalds predicts Linux will fade away, Intel drops chip prices

July 21, 2008 2:11pm PDT

Top 10 IT headlines for July 21: Torvalds predicts Linux will fade away, Intel drops chip prices article root Fix Linux? Dell's site is big on Linux.

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Articles

Sysadmin hijacks San Francisco while Torvalds attacks security circus

July 18, 2008 12:10pm PDT

This edition of the Weekly Roundup looks at how one man has taken over the network of the city of San Francisco, take a glance at a local news start-up and Linus Torvalds calls out the IT security...

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Get Up To Speed: Linux

June 12, 2008 12:00am PDT

If you are asked what an operating system is, you may not know the answer. If you are asked what Windows is (in reference to your computer) you probably have an idea. But what about Linux? ...

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White Papers

Minding the Gap: R&D in the Linux Kernel

June 1, 2008 12:00am PDT

The Linux kernel, since its inception in 1991, has captured the interest of many thousands of developers and millions of users. It recently celebrated its 16th anniversary, includes many millions...

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Intel Tools for Thread-Oriented Development on Linux

May 2, 2008 12:00am PDT

During the early years of Linux, when it was gaining traction through the work of evangelists, the operating system did not offer significant functionality in support of threading. In part, this...

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Articles

Torvalds: Contributors' boss is not my concern

February 12, 2008 10:20am PST

Linus Torvalds has revealed he sometimes doesn't even know those involved in Linux work for.

Articles

Microsoft does a Wacko Jacko

February 8, 2008 2:06pm PST

This week was dominated by Microsoft US$44 billion proposal to Yahoo but we still found time to ask Linus Torvalds some questions and wonder if Michael Jackson and Microsoft behaved more similar...

Articles

Torvalds admits latest release timing a mistake

February 8, 2008 12:18pm PST

Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel co-ordinator, admits that the timing of the Linux 2.6.24 kernel was a mistake.

Articles

Open-source honchos trash software patents

February 2, 2005 2:52pm PST

"Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit.

Articles

Who wrote Linux?

July 7, 2004 11:23am PDT

Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?

Articles

Linux gets trial 'NX' security support

June 7, 2004 1:57pm PDT

Intel and Red Hat released prototype software to let Linux support the "no execute" security technology--and Linus Torvalds has endorsed it as a high priority even if it ruffles some feathers.

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Linux contributors get new rules

May 24, 2004 2:21pm PDT

Open Source Development Labs, the group that employs Linus Torvalds, puts in place a system designed to better track and document changes to the Linux kernel.