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

"In the absence of an agreed-upon process, the community would find itself playing Calvinball at an awkward time." ...

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

Some time ago, Linus Torvalds made a throwaway comment that sent ripples through the Linux world. Was it perhaps time to abandon support for the now-ancient Intel 486? Developers had already abandoned ...

Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux ...

Basically it’s an operating system that uses a Linux kernel, the WINE compatibility layer for Windows applications, and the ReactOS userland, plus a few other odds and ends to let you run Win32 apps.

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If the designated successor cannot or will not take over the development of the Linux kernel, a meeting will decide on the ...

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The Linux kernel provides support for memory management, interprocess communication mechanisms, interrupt management, and TCP / IP networking. The directory structure separates architecture-dependent ...

While Apple Silicon Macs natively only support macOS, that hasn't stopped enthusiasts from finding a way to install Linux on ...