Linus Torvalds is one of the most influential figures in the world of open source software, having created Linux and Git. He's got some thoughts.

, the creator of the Linux computer operating system, was named today the co-winner of the 2012 , the world's largest tech prize. Torvalds, 42, shares the award with renown stem cell researcher of ...

The Linux operating system, which so far has made little headway into cell phones, is set to become more widely available next year, helped by Google's mobile push, Linux creator Linus Torvalds says.

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Is meanness the secret sauce of a winning open source project? It might be, according to Linus Torvalds, the guy who's been running the Linux kernel project for the past 22 years. This week, Torvalds ...

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VANCOUVER, BC—Linus Torvalds is no longer worried about what happens to Linux if he gets hit by a bus, as he’s confident there is a work flow process in place that guarantees the success of Linux.

Torvalds has had a contentious relationship with those in the Linux community for years. He’s been known to be short-tempered and arrogant in his dealings with those very members. This all came to a ...

Linux's luminary linchpin, Linus Torvalds, says that despite long-standing reports of burnout in the open source software development realm, Linux is as strong as ever -- though he acknowledges his ...

Linus Torvalds at LinuxCon in Seattle this morning. The surprise guest at LinuxCon in Seattle this morning was none other than Linus Torvalds, the driving force behind the Linux kernel and a central ...

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has labelled makers of the OpenBSD operating system a "bunch of masturbating monkeys", as part of a wider critique of what he said was self-centred behaviour in the IT ...

The illustrious pair started with Hohndel asking about the large size of the recent Linux kernel 5.8 initial release. Hohndel wondered if it might have been so big because developers were staying home ...