- Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus' 3 years 25 weeks ago
Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, says he's fed up with what he sees as a "security circus" surrounding software vulnerabilities and how they're hyped by security people.
- Torvalds irate over Linux Smack 4 years 18 weeks ago
Linus Torvalds has launched a blistering attack on security programmers who object to adding the Smack application to the upcoming 2.6.24 Linux kernel.
In an often heated exchange, Torvalds accused security programmers of being too concerned with theoretical problems and not enough with practical applications.
- AppArmor Is Going Into The Linux 2.6.36 Kernel 1 year 26 weeks ago
James Morris has outlined a preview of the security subsystem changes he is currently carrying in his security-testing-next branch of the Linux kernel that he plans to have Linus Torvalds pull into the next kernel development cycle for Linux 2.6.36. The big change in the kernel security world is that AppArmor is being planned for integration into the Linux 2.6.36 kernel.
- The OS should be invisible to the user - Is Torvalds right? 3 years 52 weeks ago
The Sydney Morning Herald has a Q&A with Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds. It’s an interesting read, but one part more than any stood out for me: “An o/s should never have been something that people (in general) really care about: it should be completely invisible and nobody should give a flying [expletive deleted] about it except the technical people.”
- Kernel space: Full disclosure for security holes 3 years 28 weeks ago
Linux developers fix kernel security holes out in the open. Is a bug a bug, or do security-related fixes deserve special treatment?
- Torvalds sticking to his GPL2 guns 4 years 4 weeks ago
Linux creator Linux Torvalds says that the GPL2 (GNU General Public License) is still the best licensing option for the Linux Kernel. Torvalds has consistently rejected the GPL version 3 licensing scheme, released last year by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), for the Linux Kernel.
- Interview with Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux 3 years 2 days ago
As many DistroWatch Weekly readers will be aware, I recently spent a week in Hobart, Australia, at Linux.conf.au. The popular annual conference draws many big names from the open source world, including Linus Torvalds (pictured on the right), chief architect and creator of the Linux kernel.
- Torvalds rebukes desktop critics 4 years 27 weeks ago
Linus Torvalds, creator and maintainer of the Linux operating system kernel, has reacted angrily to suggestions that the kernel's development process is skewed in a way that prevents improvements on the desktop.
- Torvalds dubs security people "insane" 4 years 18 weeks ago
UBER geek Linus Torvalds is on track to win this year's Dr Spinola cudmugeon of the year award after dubbing people who disagreed with him as "wanking around".
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