Rust in Linux: the transition that can no longer be stopped
The debate over Rust in the Linux kernel is no longer about whether the language can enter the project. That already happened. The real question is much more uncomfortable for
Tag: Linus Torvalds
The story of Git: Linus Torvalds’ answer to the BitKeeper crisis
In 2005, the development of the Linux kernel faced a crisis that could have slowed down one of the most important free software projects in history. For years, Linus Torvalds
Linux kernel documents an emergency “project continuity” plan for life after Torvalds
For more than three decades, the Linux kernel’s development has had a clear “last step”: subsystem maintainers send pull requests, reviews happen in public, and then the final merge into
A Historic Photo: Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds Sit Down Together for the First Time
Microsoft Azure’s CTO brings together three of the most influential figures in computing history—Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, and David Cutler—in a dinner that speaks volumes without a single line of
Linus Torvalds blasts faulty Linux code: “This crap needs to die”
Linus Torvalds, the creator and lead maintainer of the Linux kernel, has once again made headlines—this time for his fiery criticism of a problematic piece of code that slipped into
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