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Linux creator Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 and an Intel laptop for kernel development, as revealed through a bug ...
In these, a user asks, "Is that the Polaris card still?", to which Torvalds responds, "Same old boring Radeon RX 580. lspci ...
After 30 years of working on Linux, Linus Torvalds is still enthusiastic about the open-source operating system he created and its future prospects for innovation. Today, the Linux operating ...
Torvalds accidentally scheduled his family vacation over the dates as the Linux Maintainer Summit, a meeting of the top Linux developers. When asked, Linus suggested that the developers instead ...
Today, Torvalds continued, "Many changes have been invisible. Even I don't see all the uses of Linux." Of course, Linux isn't the right operating system for all embedded devices.
Torvalds used Minix before he embarked on Linux development in 1991. In an e-mail interview, Torvalds strongly disputed the study's conclusions. And Tanenbaum himself has harshly criticized the study.
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." ...
Torvalds replied that “it didn’t happen overnight. There’s no single point where I was surprised, really. The surprising hardware is from 15 years ago when people started using Linux.” ...
Torvalds responded, “I don’t think it’s 80 but it’s more than anybody else.” The fact is that today Linux runs on a huge range of architectures — scaling from tiny embedded devices to ...
Torvalds said earlier in the 44-minute talk (shown below) that the Linux desktop was a “morass of infighting.” (The Steam talk starts around 29:50 minutes for those who want to fast foward.) ...
Back in 2011, with the release of Linux 3.0, Torvalds said those "2.6.<bignum>" days were over—and now here we are, a few weeks away from the release of Linux 3.20, and it seems we're on the ...
Torvalds isn't a CEO, but the final decision will likely come down to what he wants. Torvalds is an employee of the Linux Foundation, which allows him to remain independent while working full-time ...