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Linux kernel 4.12 was released in early July, which was the second biggest release in terms of commits. It came with the support for new AMD Vega graphics support. Following Linux kernel 4.12, Linux boss Linus Torvalds has released Linux kernel 4.13 after seven release candidates. The Linux Kernel Mailing List announcement of kernel 4.13 […]
Short Bytes: This week we are celebrating the 26th birthday of Linux. Created by Linus Torvalds, this open source project has emerged as one of the world’s most successful software projects. With time, Linux kernel is changing with an insane 7.71 patches per hour and more developers are contributing to it. Today, on 25th August, Linux has turned 26 […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has almost moved all of its Windows developers to Git version control system, which was developed by Linux creator Linus Torvalds. This has also resulted in the largest Git repo on the planet. This repo is about 300GB in size and contains 3.5 million lines of code. Earlier this year in February, […]
Short Bytes: According to the Linux boss Linus Torvalds, hard work plays a much larger role in a project’s success. Calling the tech industry’s talk of innovation bullshi*t, he said that industry’s “celebration of innovations” is self-congratulatory. “Ninety-nine per cent of it is to get the work done,” he added. Linus Torvalds is known for creating […]
Short Bytes: Linus Torvalds has released Linux kernel 4.9. It’s the biggest ever Linux version in terms of commits. A lot of bulk in this release comes due to AMD GPU register definition files and Project Ara’s “greybus.” Torvalds has also announced that Linux kernel 4.10 merge window will be shorter due to Christmas weekend. Update: […]
Short Bytes: The next Linux kernel release, i.e., Linux 4.9, could be the biggest ever Linux release in terms of the commits. Linus Torvalds shared this news in the release announcement of Linux 4.9-rc2. He also hinted at the possibility of turning 4.9 into an LTS release. The final build of the kernel is expected […]
Short Bytes: Linux creator Linus Torvalds has shared the news that we are half-way between Linux 4.0 and 5.0 as the Git object database has crossed the 5 million object mark. Some of you might be knowing that major version transition happens at every two million objects in the database. So, after 1 more million […]
Short Bytes: The GNU/Linux naming controversy has been there for years. Over the time, the name Linux has been used for the operating systems which have Linux Kernel and GNU Software. But there have been strong opinion clashes on the matter whether the operating systems should be called Linux or GNU/Linux. One of the biggest controversies […]
Short Bytes: Linux just completed its 25 years. At the ongoing LinuxCon tech conference, different tech companies and open source leaders are celebrating this occasion. At the conference, Linux creator Linus Torvalds was spotted at Microsoft’s booth, chatting and smiling with Redmond folks. Years ago, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Linux a “Cancer”. Back […]
Short Bytes: 25 years ago, Linus Torvalds made the first Linux announcement. He sent an email to fellow coders and asked for their help. At that time, Linus called Linux a hobby project that won’t be big or professional like gnu. Linux has turned 25 years old today and we are looking back at its […]
Images: The Linux Foundation Short Bytes: Outlining the progress made by Linux kernel in recent years and its current state, The Linux Foundation has released the latest kernel report. The document tells that over the course of last 15 months, a staggering amount of code–3 million lines–has been added to the kernel. The report also […]
Short Bytes: Linux creator Linus Torvalds has finally announced the release of Linux kernel 4.7. After seven Release Candidates, kernel 4.7 is here with numerous bug fixes, new features, and security changes. This release also brings the support for new AMD Radeon RX 480 GPUs. For the past two months, Linux kernel 4.7 has been […]
Short Bytes: Linux Torvalds is again mad over some developers due to their “disturbing” coding style. He has bashed the networking developers by pointing out their “brain-damaged” commenting syntax and listed out the styles that a Linux kernel developer should use. Linux creator Linus Torvalds likes to keep his code clean and takes surprising methods to […]
Short Bytes: In many interviews, Linux creator Linus Torvalds has revealed that he prefers Fedora on his machines. But, why does he refuse to use popular Linux distro Debian? Well, the answer lies in his bad installation experiences with Debian Linux in the past. From the past 25 years, Linus Torvalds is working tirelessly to […]
Short Bytes: Linux secretly plays one of the biggest parts in our technology-filled lives by running our phones, computers, websites, ATMs, power plants, routers etc. But, who builds Linux and how its development is managed? In a short video, the Linux Foundation attempts to explain the same. The Linux collaborative project was started by Linus […]
Short Bytes: After seven release candidates, the Linux 4.6 kernel was officially released by Linus Torvalds on May 15. As the third major Linux kernel release in 2016, the Linux 4.6 kernel is here 8 weeks after the Linux 4.5 kernel. It includes many changes like the support for OrangeFS file system, USB 3.1 SuperSpeed […]
Short Bytes: You might know that Linux creator Linus Torvalds is a big supporter of C programming language. However, he doesn’t share the same sentiment for C++ and calls it a horrible programming language. This morning, I was reading some news about Linux creator Linus Torvalds and I came across a decade-old note from him. […]
Short Bytes: Linus Torvalds is the mind behind Linux. In this article, we’ll be taking a look inside the mind of Linus Torvalds and see what he has to say about his way of working and open source. Earlier in February, at the TED 2016 conference, Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux operating system, shared his […]
Short Bytes: While Linux and other open source technologies continue to rule the server and mobile markets, the desktop arena is still dominated by Windows operating systems. Linux creator Linus Torvalds knows this fact very well and expresses his commitment to work hard to make Linux a bigger force in the desktop war. Without any doubt, Linux […]
Short Bytes: Linus Torvalds says, “Talk is cheap. Show me the code.” What if you show him some code and it pisses him off? Well, you are about to discover the answer in an unapologetic rant full of swears. Father of the Linux is a legendary software engineer who gets angry when he sees bad […]
Short Bytes: Linus Torvalds is the creator of Linux and he still decides what will happen in the world of Linux. Read more and watch an amazing video in which Linux talks to Bloomberg about his first line of code. Linus Torvalds is the king of all geeks. You instantly know that he thinks in […]