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- Intel Tools for Thread-Oriented Development on Linux
- 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 was due to a unique threading model initially supported by Linus Torvalds, the driving force behind the Linux project....
- Tags: Linus Torvalds, Tool, Intel Corp., Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software
- White papers 2008-05-02
- Linus turns up his nose at GPL 3 because of DRM
- I'll say this about Linus Torvalds ... at least the guy has got some integrity. Even when I don't agree with positions, it's refreshing to see someone with so much technical and business influence who isn't afraid to go against the grain, swim upstream, and occasionaly pee into the wind....
- Tags: GPL, Digital-rights Management, GPL 3, Linus Torvalds, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Linux, Open Source, Digital Media, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2006-01-27
- Open-source honchos trash software patents
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- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, patent, software, software patent, Brian Behlendorf, Linus Torvalds, open source, Linux
- Technical articles 2005-02-02
- Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic
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- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, Linus Torvalds, Linux, Solaris/x86
- Technical articles 2004-12-21
- Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic
- Torvalds skepticismI'm not at all versed in the ways of Solaris, but I have heard a lot that is positive about it. I'm surprised that Torvalds would so easily dismiss it and worse call it a "joke".Linus Torvalds is a much respected man for all he's done in getting...
- Tags: AcesKaraoke, Linus Torvalds, Linux, Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2004-12-21
- Is Torvalds really the father of Linux?
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- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Minix, Linux, Linus Torvalds, Andrew Tanenbaum, Unix
- Technical articles 2004-05-20
- Open source: The Linus Torvalds interview
- In a recent interview with Linux creator Linus Torvalds, Jack Wallen, Jr. sought answers to the questions IT professionals have regarding Linux, its founder, and emerging open source trends. Discover which distribution Linus prefers and more!It still really hasn't sunk in. I've been e-mailing Linus Torvalds. Linus Torvalds! You know,...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Jack Wallen, Jr., Linus Torvalds, Linux, Jack Wallen Jr., anti-aliased font, open source
- Technical articles 2001-05-10
- If Linus Torvalds decided to drop out of the Linux community, who should take over as "Captain"?
- Polling Place examines results of TPG's Quick Poll: If Linus Torvalds decided to drop out of the Linux community, who should take over as "Captain"?
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, TechRepublic Staff, Linus Torvalds, Linux, Polling Place
- Technical articles 2001-01-25
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- Trouble in Penguin Land
- http://www.theregister.com/2005/04/15/perens_on_torvalds/print.htmlLooks like Torvalds got some of the Linux community upset over Bitkeeper.Linus is just mad that nobody likes BitkeeperNTNot quite.Linus Torvalds is friends with the guy that "owns" the rights to Bitkeeper, and he has let that color his reaction to reverse-engineering the protocols and file formats BK uses. ...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, BitKeeper, Linus
- Discussion threads 2005-05-04
- Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row
- Lest we forgetThe only reason Linus had to pursue a trademark on Linux in the first place is because a money-grubbing moron by the name of William Della Croce decided to usurp it for himself in 1997. Here's Linus himself on the issue: "...I had no interest in...
- Tags: hardware, intellectual property, Linus, Linux, nighthawk808, Torvalds, trademark
- Discussion threads 2005-08-30
- Linux Inside: Introduction
- The most important Linux event of the year has been the release of the Linux 2.2 kernel. The kernel is the engine, or heart, of Linux and is the part that Linus Torvalds created and continues to work on with his merry band of developers. As you probably know, Linux...
- Tags: Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- White papers 1999-08-30
- Linus contradicts OpenBSD founder on Intel TLB issue
- OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt has been making a lot of noise over a change in Intel's current generation Core 2 microprocessor goes as far to claim that this will lead to serious security flaws. Linus Torvalds by contrast has given a completely opposite view of the situation while...
- Tags: Servers, Security, Processors, News, Microsoft, Linux, Intel, Hardware, Desktop, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-06-29
- Get Up To Speed: Linux
- 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? Linux, like Microsoft Windows, is an operating system. Unlike MS...
- Tags: Operating System, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software
- Download resources 2008-06-12
- The open-source programmer who means business
- Odd, I thoughtI was out in the middle of left field.Yet I find that people like Linus Torvalds, and Alan Cox share my opinions on DRM [ as applied to software ] and Software Patents.Really?My attitude is similar to theirs:Software patents are bad.DRM is usually bad, but not by simple...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), OPEN SOURCE, software, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2006-02-07
- GNOME: user un-friendliness
- I dont know if youve heard about the recent little squabble in the open source camps but Linux Torvalds creator of the Linux kernel has taken his best shots at the GNOME Desktop environment. Why is this happening?A while ago, Linus was quoted saying that Linux users should switch from...
- Tags: Enlightenment, Get Jacked, GNOME, Gpl, Kde, Linux, Open Source, Uncategorized, Window Environment
- Blog posts 2007-02-19
- Update on Core 2 CPU bugs
- It was just earlier this week when I posted a piece about a patch for Intel chips that was quietly released. If you followed the story, news of the bug was first posted by Intel in late April inside a Core 2 Specification Update PDF document. It was explained how...
- Tags: Bug, CPU, Intel Corp., BIOS, Business Structures, Processors, Hardware, Components, Finance, Semiconductors, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-06-29
- Apple widget checks raise eyebrows
- Maybe MS isn't inherently evilMaybe it's just that all companies are subject to the same foibles and temptations...Master would never hurt us!I'm a happy Mac user and have spent enough time in the RDF to not be alarmed by these things. Master Steve is our friend!All hail Master Steve,Doesn’t...
- Tags: Master, Apple Widget, apple microsoft privacy, frylock, programming, Apple Computer Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-06
- Moving to Linus
- Which version of Linus are you considering? What are the pros and cons of SUSE vs Ubuntu?Ubuntu is a single CD with Limited applications availableAnd is not a server platform. However because it's a single CD it's easy to install and a breeze to setup.SUSE is a multi numbered...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Desktops, rfmmailbox-techrepublic@..., Ubuntu, SuSE, single-CD, Linus
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- Gates and Jobs head poll of top 10 most influential personalities in IT
- A recent poll by CompTIA asked IT professionals to vote on the most influential personalities in the IT industry during the past 25 years. The poll was part of CompTIA's celebration of its 25th anniversary. Here's the list of the top 10: Bill Gates Steve...
- Tags: Job, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, List, CompTIA, Chambers, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
- Torvalds unveils new Linux control system
- the BitKeeper problemI'm actually surprised that there hasn't been more mention at TR of the brouhaha that blew up over BitKeeper and SourcePuller. Linus Torvalds actually ended up siding with a proprietary software vendor against his own partner, Tridgeell, and made some strangely self-contradictory remarks about reverse engineering practice....
- Tags: apotheon, BitKeeper, Linux, open source, proprietary software, software, software development, Torvalds
- Discussion threads 2005-04-21
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