Linus Torvalds, Geek of the Week
Linus Torvalds is remarkable, not only for being the technical genius who wrote Linux, but for then being able to inspire and lead an enormous team of people to devote their free time to work on the operating system and bring it to ...

Yes I am Linus Torvalds Blog
Now, I was looking for Linus Torvalds' blog via Google and used the search terms: "Linus Torvalds Blog" Annnnd, I found this weird page in kerneltrap.com. It just said there "Yes I am Linus Torvalds' Blog." ...

Linus Torvalds on Linux Distributions
"And when it comes to distributions, ease of installation has actually been one of my main issues - I'm a technical person, but I have a very specific area of interest, and I don't want to fight the rest."

Kernel Coding No Picnic, Says Torvalds
Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. In an email interview with ZDNet.com.au sister site ZDNet.co.uk last week, Torvalds said that, while it was relatively easy for ...

Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus'
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 attacks IT industry 'security circus'
Linux creator calls OpenBSD crowd a "bunch of masturbating monkeys" and criticizes those who publicize security flaws to gain notoriety.

TUX and its lyfe’s instigation…
The concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux in 1996. A Little Penguin, also known as the Fairy Penguin in Australia and the Blue Penguin in New Zealand, inspired Torvalds to suggest ...

Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder
In an email interview with ZDNet.co.uk on Friday, Torvalds said that, while it is relatively easy for coders and organisations to contribute small patches, the contribution of large patches, developed in isolation, could lead to both ...

Linus Torvalds is “Fed up with the ‘security circus’”
“You need to fix things early, and that requires a certain level of disclosure for the developers," Torvalds states, adding, "You also don't need to make a big production out of it."” and. "What does the whole security labeling give ...

What does Michael Phelps have in common with Linus Torvalds?
Linus Torvalds is known for pioneering the lightning fast, "release early, release often" software development model. This is a remarkable fact: When Torvalds was 21 years old, during the early years of Linux, he released a new kernel ...

Linus Torvalds: Don't glorify the security "monkeys"
Leave it to Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux kernel, to speak his mind. While many point to Linux as superior to Windows as offering superior security, Torvalds doesn't want anyone to make a fetish of security, including the OpenBSD ...

Linus Torvalds: Don't glorify the security 'monkeys'
Linus Torvalds: Don't glorify the security 'monkeys'--Linus Torvalds is right: Security is not our biggest problem in software. Justice is served: SCO ordered to pay Novell millions--SCO is a nettlesome weed, but at least it's being ...

Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus'
Last month Torvalds stated in an online posting that "one reason I refuse to bother with the whole security circus is that I think it glorifies -- and thus encourages -- the wrong behavior. It makes 'heroes' out of security people, ...

Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus'
In this CIO.com piece, Linus Torvalds lists his five central tenets of kernel project management, with his characteristic frankness. "I'd rather flame people for doing stupid things and call them stupid, rather than try to be too polite ...