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Linux kernel allows AI-assisted code, as long as you follow these rules

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:14:01 +0000

Guidelines backed by Linus Torvalds reveal how AI tools and AI-generated code can contribute to the Linux kernel, but with notable limits. Read more...

Linux creator Torvalds thinks Elon Musk is 'too stupid' to be working at a tech company

Usama Jawad — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:48:01 +0000

In a candid exchange in a YouTube video, Linus Torvalds has noted that he thinks that Elon Musk is too stupid to be working at a tech company. Read more...

Linus Torvalds still sticking with GPL 2

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

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...

Linux creator Torvalds switches to an Apple Mac

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:52:52 +0000

Linux creator Linus Torvalds said this afternoon that he's now running an Apple Macintosh as his main desktop, mainly for work reasons, although partly simply because he's a self-described "technology whore". ... Read more...

Torvalds Slams EU Patent Proposal

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:36:28 +0000

Linus Torvalds and two other European software luminaries have thrown their weight behind a campaign to block software patents from being legitimized in Europe, ahead of a critical European Competitiveness Council decision later this week.... Read more...

Torvalds wanted in Linux trademark legal battle

Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:37:52 +0000

Looks like Linus Torvalds is going back to court, but this time he'll be in an Australian court room. Linux Australia Inc. has asked for the help of Linus Torvalds to once again save... Read more...

Is Torvalds really the father of Linux?

Thu, 20 May 2004 15:24:10 +0000

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 publication Thursday. ... Read more...

Torvalds Did Want to See SCO's Code

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 21:27:39 +0000

Linus Torvalds, Linux's founder and leader, doesn't agree with The SCO Group Inc. CEO Darl McBride's characterization of Torvalds as being unwilling to look at SCO's Unix source code because "he didn't want to be... Read more...

Torvalds updates new Linux

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:40:33 +0000

Linux leader Linus Torvalds has issued his first update to the new 2.6 kernel at the heart of the open-source operating system, releasing version 2.6.1 on Friday. The new version includes changes to improve Linux... Read more...

Linus Torvalds Refutes SCO Copyright Claims

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

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...

Torvalds to SCO: Negotiate what?

Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:38:37 +0000

The war of words between The SCO Group Inc. and the Linux community escalated this week in a flurry of open letters, the latest from Linux creator Linus Torvalds. In a letter dated Tuesday, the... Read more...

Torvalds Speaks Out on SCO, Linux

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:41:10 +0000

Linus Torvalds, the founder and lead developer of the Linux open-source operating system, has some strong views about the legal dispute between The SCO Group and IBM, which he shared with eWEEK Senior Editor Peter... Read more...

Linux lab lures Torvalds from Transmeta

Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:11:11 +0000

The creator of the freely available Linux operating system will join the Open Source Development Lab, a consortium designed to bring high-end features to the software. Linus Torvalds, who will become an... Read more...

Torvalds Sounds Off On SCO Lawsuit

Sat, 24 May 2003 09:33:48 +0000

Linus Torvalds won't render his own verdict on SCO Group's legal case against IBM until the Unix code in question is revealed in court. In an e-mail response to CRN, Torvalds, widely considered... Read more...