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Re: linux and unix 9 Years Ago by rubberman …though each application needs to be built for Unix or Linux separately. Unix was developed by Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie… The rest, as they say, is history. Linus Torvalds was working with Minix, written as a university teaching project…awhile, Linus decided to write his own kernel, and Linux was born. Both Unix and Minix were inspirations to … Re: Linus Torvalds Buys SCO. Monetizes Linux. 14 Years Ago by sureronald Is this real? If so, is Linux Torvalds quitting the community and trying to equal the wealth of Steve Jobs and others with super linux? Re: Embracing Change: The Linux Paradigm 15 Years Ago by kenholmz …Stallman, as you know. When Linux Torvalds reached a certain beginning point on the Linux kernel he chose to license it …work within the constraints of the GPL, on Linux (or gnu/Linux as Richard Stallman insists). I do know … complaints they are too loose. Regarding the culture behind Linux. Perhaps I misunderstand completely. However, I don't… Torvalds confirms there will be no Linux kernel 3.0 16 Years Ago by newsguy …to be confirming that there will be no Linux kernel 3.0 The first hints are … to the old 'everything changes' development model. Torvalds adds "that means that we'll keep… to see the version 3.0 kernel, Torvalds states quite categorically that "we really … a confirmation of the 2.6 numbering, Torvalds responds "I see no real reason … Re: Torvalds confirms there will be no Linux kernel 3.0 16 Years Ago by jwenting well, after 2.9 there's always 2.10 and you can take that a LOOOOOONG way, especially with the Linux tendency to use ridiculously long strings of subversions. 2.100000999.432325.432321545.35beta143523alpha542323.5234323 anyone? Re: Torvalds confirms there will be no Linux kernel 3.0 13 Years Ago by Tellalca http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.0-rc1 So what's that? Linux Gestalt: The Whole is Getting Bigger 15 Years Ago by khess … adoption and use of Linux by focusing in three main areas: 1. Sponsorship of key developers like Linus Torvalds and others so… that they may concentrate their full-time efforts on improving Linux. 2. Offering standardization… Linux for the PS3 17 Years Ago by John A …I see people inventing new uses for existing devices. Linux kernel developers have been working hard, and have …now added PS3 support for the Linux kernel. Sony helped by contributing patches for the machine…: [URL]http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f58a9d171a346afb1b09190427e6c28c6118703e[/URL]… Linux Kernel 2.6.x vulnerabilities 17 Years Ago by newsguy According to postings at [URL="http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4"]Kernel.… Nebehaj which was consequently signed off by Linus Torvalds and Chris Wright, the Linux Kernel 2.6.x has multiple security vulnerabilities… recommended solution would be? Yep, you guessed it, updating to Linux Kernel version 2.6.21.4 Linux: It's the Freedom You Big Dummy 14 Years Ago by khess …me realize a similar thing about Linux. No one has given his life for Linux but certainly there have been sacrifices… good. Richard Stallman Miguel de Icaza Mark Shuttleworth Linus Torvalds Larry Wall Eric Raymond Bob Young Guido van Rossum Tim… software leaders. So, the next time you boot a Linux system, think of these people who had no idea that… Re: Linux Desktop Stigma Draws Ire and Fire 13 Years Ago by J-ose …as many in-house developers have been doing for decades. Linux' transparency enables a greater number of good solutions. This…to fix things on their own? Most users of Linux (even Linus Torvalds) do not "fix" the majority of…they make (eg, giving away their software only after Linux made inroads in some segment). We complain about closed … Re: Linux Desktop Stigma Draws Ire and Fire 13 Years Ago by J-ose … have realized this). I do recognize that moving to Linux can be a high cost short-term process for some… large move). However, that is no reason for the Linux community to surrender to monopolists and stop building the software…means other people can do the work for you. Linus Torvalds is a great software developer and leader, yet he contributes… Re: linux and unix 9 Years Ago by mike_2000_17 … that standard (or nearly so), that includes Mac OSX, Linux, Solaris, QNX, several BSD derivatives, Android, and a … they're not using Linux). In fact, Linus Torvalds explained many times that he basically created Linux because he had worked …for Unix, and so it is. By all accounts, Linux is an alternative (and open-source) implementation of Unix.… Re: Linux Zero Day: JournalCtl and Syslog Terminal Escape Injection 9 Years Ago by mike_2000_17 In view of the latest head-butting between Linus Torvalds (head of Linux) and Kay Sievers (head of Systemd), this looks to be… discovered. I recently went through the exercise of compiling the Linux kernel from source for a ARM board. Systemd was one… Re: Linux: Some Ugly OS' 17 Years Ago by Sturm linus torvalds said that gnome was for g'retards. (apparently he likes kde) Breaking News: IBM Buys Linus Torvalds 15 Years Ago by khess … am EDT that IBM has completed the purchase of Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds for $4.6 Billion in cash and stock… work on the Linux kernel, which incidentally, was part of IBM's purchase as well", said Palmisano. Linus Torvalds, his assets… Linus Torvalds Buys SCO. Monetizes Linux. 14 Years Ago by khess …UNIX code, is no more. Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, purchased the company for just over $… other technologies that are included in the Linux kernel and other associated applications. [B]…don't really care. I'm Linus Torvalds. I created Linux. I can do as I want.…once-in-a-lifetime exclusive interview with Linus Torvalds. All I can say is, "… Linus Torvalds is a born-again gnome 15 Years Ago by happygeek Everyone knows that Linus Torvalds '[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3825.html"]is a Linux[/URL]' but did…/53/"]often outspoken[/URL] creator of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, has revealed that he is a gnome once … negative press for being a somewhat half-baked upgrade. Torvalds himself calls KDE 4 "a disaster" and… Re: Breaking News: IBM Buys Linus Torvalds 15 Years Ago by lsatenstein Well, it is 11 days later, and both Linus and IBM have agreed to an amicable separation. Linux gets a big behemoth z390 machine, which does compiles in a second or two, and IBM gets a lesson in dealing with sarcasm. Re: Linus Torvalds Buys SCO. Monetizes Linux. 14 Years Ago by hoctopus I think Torvalds has sabataged a timed bug in out kernel date function. Is anyone else having that problem? Mr. Torvalds, Shrink That Kernel 14 Years Ago by khess Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, said at the [URL="http://events.… small kernel that loads support via external files. Though Linux is a modular kernel, it seems that everything gets…/appa.html"]debate[/URL] needed between Tannenbaum and Torvalds over microkernels vs monolithic kernels. Move support for everything… Re: Linus Torvalds or RMS? 15 Years Ago by Narue … why its officially called GNU/Linux. Officially by whom? Linux has never agreed that GNU/Linux is a valid name, nor… Mandriva, etc...). Normal people do the same thing with Linux that they do with Unix by referring to all variations…pages on the GNU website that explain why Linux should be called GNU/Linux, which cleanly falls under the category of… Linus Torvalds or RMS? 15 Years Ago by OutOfReach … of people. I narrowed it down to two people: Linus Torvalds and Richard M. Stallman. I think you'll agree with… like gcc, emacs and gdb. On the other hand, Linus Torvalds created one of the most advanced operating systems today, which… of leaning onto Linus's side just because I love Linux. Should I just trust my gut and go for Linus… Is the Linux Foundation Our NRA? 15 Years Ago by khess … members and the community-at-large: [QUOTE]Employing key Linux fellows, including Linus Torvalds, to ensure they can focus 100% of their… attention on maintaining and furthering the Linux platform. Administering and defending… Does Linus Torvalds Hate Freedom? 14 Years Ago by khess … does. How can this be, since Linus Torvalds, creator and chief architect of the Linux kernel, knows about software freedom and free… accuracy is when he says that the manufacturer can use Linux or any other code that's unrestricted and then restrict… 10 Things I Hate About Linux 14 Years Ago by khess …category as well. People assume that Linus Torvalds created free software and that Linux was all his idea. What they (and…is one reason why Stallman insists on Linux being called GNU+Linux. [B]6. Anti-Linux Nerds[/B] - This is a …quot;]linsux.org[/URL]. Though not directly related to Linux, without Linux they'd only have the [URL="http://… Re: 10 Things I Hate About Linux 14 Years Ago by felixion …So you hate that some Linux users call Linux Linux instead of a more appropiate name GNU/Linux to give actually credit to…category as well. People assume that Linus Torvalds created free software and that Linux was all his idea. What they (…is one reason why Stallman insists on Linux being called GNU+Linux. [B]6. Anti-Linux Nerds[/B] - This is a … Re: 10 Things I Hate About Linux 14 Years Ago by gerriti …The problem with software companies developing software for a Linux environment is because their limited ability to embrace the …to develop software that runs on a variety of Linux distributions and versions. But this requires from the … Actually I haven't experienced much worship of Linus Torvalds until now. Linus is not even much a person… Re: 10 Things I Hate About Linux 13 Years Ago by pakishpk …category as well. People assume that Linus Torvalds created free software and that Linux was all his idea. What they (and…is one reason why Stallman insists on Linux being called GNU+Linux. [B]6. Anti-Linux Nerds[/B] - This is a …quot;]linsux.org[/URL]. Though not directly related to Linux, without Linux they'd only have the [URL="http://… The 10 Best Linux Distributions of 2009 14 Years Ago by khess … variety, update engine and distribution frequency. Even for old Linux salts, there are a few surprises on this list. For….org"]Debian[/URL][/B] - Debian is a GNU/Linux distribution that has it all: Great support, unsurpassed stability, …] - Short of being blessed by Richard Stallman or Linus Torvalds, how can you not love Red Hat? It was one…