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 ...

Over the weekend, Linux Torvalds announced Linux kernel 6.10 is now ready for general consumption. Although this isn't the biggest kernel in recent history, it does include a few new features. One of ...

A study of the Linux kernel, right from its first commit on 17 September 1991 to 2 August this year, shows that it has had more than 20,000 contributors in those 29 years. The first kernel, linux-0.01 ...

Torvalds' preference for version numbers that he can count on his fingers and toes adds a personal touch to the otherwise technical world of software development. The Linux kernel versioning system ...

Linus Torvalds releases Linux Kernel 6.19. Discover the 300% TCP boost, PCIe Link Encryption, Live Update Orchestrator for VMs, and more.

Happy Birthday, Linux. At 30 years old, you have made quite a reputation for yourself. Having spirited the rise of open-source software, you have turned the world of proprietary computing upside down.

Over the last three years, the number of developers of the Linux kernel has tripled, according to the Linux Foundation. A research team from the organization has reported that the growth of the open ...