But first, kernel 6.19 is upon us, with many goodies Penguin emperor Linus Torvalds has announced the next version of the ...

For years, Torvalds has managed kernel versioning with a lighthearted logic: increase the major number only when he can no ...

Linus Torvalds started the Linux project in 1991, developing a Unix-like kernel inspired by Andrew S. Tanenbaum's Minix. Decades later, Linux has become the cornerstone of ...

Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Linux's luminary linchpin, Linus Torvalds, says that despite long-standing reports of burnout in the open source software ...