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Linus Torvalds

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Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

July 17, 2008 Linux creator calls OpenBSD crowd a bunch of "monkeys" and criticizes those who publicize security flaws to gain notoriety. TAGS: OpenBSD, Linus Torvalds, monkey, Linux kernel, bug, mailing list, security flaw, security, creator, Linux, developer, approach, operating system, e-mail

Torvalds: Put Linux to the test

March 30, 2005 Linus Torvalds calls for more regular performance tests on the Linux kernel in hunt for inefficient code. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, kernel, Linux kernel, Linux

Torvalds leaves Silicon Valley for Oregon

June 11, 2004 The Linux leader and founder is moving closer to his employer, the Open Source Development Labs. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Oregon, Silicon Valley, Open Source Development Labs, founder, leader, Linux

An open question on open source

June 13, 2007 Can Linus Torvalds and Sun's Jonathan Schwartz find common ground on Linux and OpenSolaris? TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL 3, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, GPL, leader, Sun Solaris, open source, blog, Apple Computer, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Update to Linux kernel debuts after 'false alarms'

November 2, 2005 Latest version of OS is out, almost a month overdue. Still, Linus Torvalds sees improvements "all over the place." TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, kernel, alarm, Linux, e-mail

Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row

August 22, 2005 Linux founder defends protection of the trademark and insists that sublicensing is a loss-making operation. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, trademark, software patent, open-source community, mailing list, Linux, intellectual property, founder, open source

Torvalds switches to Apple

March 9, 2005 Linux figure says his main desktop is no longer an x86 machine. He wanted to "check out the other side." TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Intel x86, Linux, Apple Computer, platform, Apple Macintosh

Torvalds says DRM isn't necessarily bad

February 3, 2006 'We are not crusaders,' declares the Linux kernel leader in a debate over proposed open-source license changes. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL, GPLv3, anti-DRM, Free Software Foundation, digital-rights management, Linux kernel, provision, Novell Inc., digital signature, Linux, module, leader, Red Hat Inc., e-mail, security

Torvalds gets tough on kernel coders

November 12, 2005 If developers add "last-minute things" to the next version of the Linux kernel, he says he will "laugh in their faces derisively." TAGS: Linus Torvalds, kernel, contributor, Linux kernel, patch management, Linux

Linux lab hires lawyers for Torvalds

November 14, 2003 The Open Source Development Lab will pay to represent Linus Torvalds, the Linux operating system founder who this week was subpoenaed in connection with a $3 billion suit against IBM. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Open Source Development Labs, SCO Group Inc., lab, suit, IBM Corp., Linux, law firm, Unix, consortium, founder, GPL, Red Hat Inc., lawyer, open source, operating system

Torvalds: 'Hot air' in debates on GPL, content control

January 16, 2007 Both DRM technology and GPL 3 will cause a lot of arguments, the man behind Linux says. But in the end, good technology will prevail. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL 3, digital-rights management, GPL, argument, debate, software development, air, open source, open-source software, Linux

Torvalds asked to step into Linux trademark fight

August 11, 2004 Open-source operating system's inventor works to prevent hijacking of Linux name--a battle he won years ago in the United States. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Adelaide, trademark, Linux, Australia, open source, open-source community, intellectual property, lawyer, IP, U.S.

New GPL draft has olive branches, thorns

March 29, 2007 Third draft of GPL version 3 eases some concerns, raises issues for Novell, and shows the Free Software Foundation is listening. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL 3, GPL, draft, Novell Inc., Free Software Foundation, license, Linux, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., leader, open source, HP

Torvalds talks like a pirate

September 21, 2006 Aaaar! Linux leader uses salty sea-dog language to introduce 2.6.18 update to the kernel of the open-source OS. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, kernel, piracy, Linux, open source, operating system, e-mail

Torvalds critical of new GPL draft

July 28, 2006 Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL 3, GPL, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, draft, digital-rights management, license, Linux, foundation, leader, open-source software, IBM Corp., HP, open source

Open source's patent spat

November 23, 2004 roundup Linus Torvalds and other luminaries call EU patent proposal "deceptive, dangerous." Also: Eye on the big ticket. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, open source, Novell NetWare, Linux, Sun Solaris, European Union, Novell Inc., operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux

January 26, 2006 Linus Torvalds rejects the planned update to the seminal open-source license, citing its DRM provisions. TAGS: GPL 3, Linus Torvalds, GPL, digital-rights management, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, Linux, Linux kernel, license, software development, IBM Corp., founder, open source
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