When asked what would happen if he decided to step away from coordinating kernel development, Torvalds said it certainly would not be the death of Linux.
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Torvalds: Microsoft is bluffing on patents
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Microsoft's aggressive defense of its intellectual property, which includes claims that Linux violates a number of its patents, is nothing more than "a marketing thing," according to Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel.
Read more »The world according to Linus
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He doesn't own a mobile phone and he is proud of it. And he thinks virtualization is over-hyped. Find out what else we prize from Linux guru, Linus Torvalds.
Read more »Linux set for more handsets in 2008-Torvalds
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The Linux computer operating system, which so far has had little success in use for cellphones, is set to become more widely available in handsets next year, helped by Google's mobile push, said Linux's creator Linus Torvalds.
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Torvalds calls flexibility the 'biggest strength' of Linux
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When asked in an InformationWeek Q&A how Linux compares with Windows, Torvalds didn't go into a marketing discussion of Feature Y over Feature X. Instead, he discussed the strength of Linux's process/approach over Windows' "We are Microsoft--trust us to be your god" approach:
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Torvalds On Where Linux Is Headed In 2008
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The creator of Linux is excited about solid-state drives, expects progress in graphics and wireless networking, and says the operating system is strong in virtualization despite his personal lack of interest in the area.
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Torvalds confirms there will be no Linux kernel 3.0
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According to a new interview with Linus Torvalds there will be no Linux kernel 3.0 as the great man himself says there is no need.
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Torvalds attacks Microsoft over open source
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Microsoft is spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt among open source users, Linus Torvalds said in an interview published last week.
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Q&A: Torvalds on Linux, Microsoft, software's future
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Linus Torvalds was only 22 when he decided in 1991 to share with friends and colleagues the code of Linux, the new OS he had created.
Read more »Torvalds, Red Hat are no shows at Linuxworld
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The two biggest names in the Linux industry – Linus Torvalds and Red Hat – skipped out on LinuxWorld again.
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Linus Torvalds Speaks: Have You Something To Ask?
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You have two days to get your questions to Torvalds via the email address in the article. Focus is the kernel and India's role in developing FLOSS
Read more »Linux Creator Calls GPLv3 Authors 'Hypocrites' As Open Source Debate Turns Nasty
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"Linux creator Linus Torvalds said the authors of a new software license expected to be used by thousands of open source programmers are a bunch of hypocrites and likened them to religious fanatics -- the latest sign of a growing schism in the open source community between business-minded developers like Torvalds and free software purists."
Read more »Linus Torvalds: Microsoft Just Made Up The Number
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"Linus Torvalds shares with EFYTimes his views on Microsoft's claim that Linux infringes on at least 235 of its patents."
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