Now, it's in: the original NTFS driver has been replaced. When the next minor release of the kernel appears, it will be optional, and can be enabled with a Kconfig switch called NTFS_FS. For now, ...

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 ...

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 ...

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More TORONTO—On Aug. 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds sent a mailing ...

Ts'o, Hohndel and the man himself spill beans on how checks in the mail and GPL made it all possible If you know anything about Linux's history, you'll remember it all started with Linus Torvalds ...

, 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 ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

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 ...

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 ...