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Torvalds doesn't want Windows 8 secure boot keys in Linux kernel

John Callaham — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:39:45 +0000

Linux creator Linus Torvalds doesn't seem to care for any plans that would add Microsoft-signed binary keys to a Linux kernel in a "secure boot" state, calling such a plan "f******* moronic." Read more...

Linus Torvalds on NVIDIA's non-Linux Optimus support: "F*** you"

John Callaham — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:08:18 +0100

In a recently posted video, Linux creator Linus Torvalds tells NVIDIA, "F*** you" when asked in a Q&A about the company's decision to not support the Linux operating system for Optimus. Read more...

Linus Torvalds chimes in on Windows 8 and UEFI

John Callaham — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:31:39 +0100

Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux OS, has offered some opinions on Windows 8 and its UEFI security measures, saying that a solution to dual boot to Linux via Red Hat is a good compromise. Read more...

Linus Torvalds approves Linux 3.0-rc1, contains no major changes

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 31 May 2011 10:09:50 +0100

Yesterday has seen Linus Torvalds, the founder and chief architect of the Linux kernel, approve the next step of the Linux kernel – Linux 3.0-rc1. The debate has been raging in the Linux community for... Read more...

Linus Torvalds still sticking with GPL 2

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:23:43 +0000

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Linux creator Linus Torvalds, in an interview being made public by the Linux Foundation Tuesday, stressed that version 2 of the GPL (GNU General Public License) still makes the most sense for the Linux kernel... Read more...

Linus Torvalds Refutes SCO Copyright Claims

configure — Tue, 23 Dec 2003 04:09:38 +0000

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In a letter sent last week to Linux companies, The SCO Group Inc made a number of specific claims about programs within Linux it contends were stolen from its Unix intellectual property. However, several Linux... Read more...