It's hard to imagine that Linus Torvalds could have launched Linux without directly using earlier operating system work, according to a report that has become controversial even before its scheduled ...

In 1991, Unix was an important but secondary x86 operating system. That year, on August 25, a mild-mannered Finnish graduate student named Linus Benedict Torvalds announced on the Usenet group comp.os ...

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At Intel Innovation 2022, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger sat down with Linus Torvalds, the "godfather of open source" who created the Linux operating system. Their wide-ranging conversation during the ...

The biggest development in Linux in the past year has been a more refined user interface, Linux founder Linus Torvalds says, deprecating the deeper work that remains his own domain. Stephen Shankland ...

The Linux project leader says the next version of the heart of the open-source OS is expected by June. He also says he never much liked Macs and hopes Intel's IA-64 chip "withers and dies." Stephen ...

Linus Torvalds is stepping back from Linux to focus on making changes to the way he interacts with the community. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...