By Jim Lynch Why Linus loves the GPL Linus Torvalds has never been one to mince words when it comes to Linux, or anything else for that matter. At a keynote conversation at LinuxCon …read more Source:: OpenSource
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Linus Torvalds’ love-hate relationship with the GPL
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•Linux’s founder appreciates what the GNU General Public License has given Linux, but he doesn’t appreciate how some open-source lawyers are trying to enforce it in court. …read more Source:: Legal
IDG Contributor Network: Linux kernel 4.7 released
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•By Jim Lynch Linux kernel 4.7 released Linus Torvalds has been hard at work on an update to the Linux kernel, and now version 4.7 has been officially released. [ The InfoWorld reviews: Ubuntu …read more Source:: OpenSource
Linux 4.6 boosts container security, adds OrangeFS support
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•By Fahmida Y. Rashid As promised, Linux boss Linus Torvalds released version 4.6 of the Linux kernel on Sunday. This latest version adds support for the new distributed file system OrangeFS, more …read more Source:: OpenSource
Is the Linux Foundation trying to gag Linus Torvalds?
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•In today’s open source roundup: A new code of conflict might put a gag on Linus Torvalds. Plus: DistroWatch reviews Korora 21, and is Apple getting too much credit for the Apple Watch? Linus Torvalds has taken a lot of criticism for his…er…blunt responses to Linux developers over the years. Source: Tech
The Commercial Case for Open Source Software
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•The history of open source has already been written and rewritten a couple of times, so there’s no need to go back to Genesis chapter one and revisit Linus Torvalds’ “just a hobby, won’t be big” comments too often. But open source became more than the sum of its parts and the hobbyists grew successful…
Linus Torvalds Applauds NVIDIA For Posting Early Tegra K1 Open Source Drivers To The Nouveau Project
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•If the Internet had a pantheon of deities, Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds would surely be among them, with a big white beard and a laurel wreath. Source: Tech
Flashback: "I’m Doing a (Free) Operating System (Just a Hobby)" – Linus Torvalds
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•Twenty-two years ago today, a Finnish student by the name of Linus Torvalds sent an email that is now one of the iconic communications of the Internet era. In it, he told the comp.os.inix newsgroup – a newsgroup for all those using minix (from mini-Unix), a Unix-like computer operating system based on a microkernel architecture…