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• Linux Torvalds shortlisted for 2012 Millennium Technology Prize

  By Peter Sayer | 20 April, 2012 00:47

  The Technology Academy Finland has shortlisted Linus Torvalds for its 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, worth over €1 million (US$1.3 million).

• Linux kernel 3.3 delayed

  By Jon Gold | 14 March, 2012 05:43

  Linux kernel creator and curator Linus Torvalds on Saturday announced the seventh release candidate for Version 3.3 of the software in a message to a developer mailing list, according to a report from The H Online.

• Torvalds to bad security devs: "Kill yourself now"

  By Jon Gold | 09 March, 2012 07:28

  Linux creator Linus Torvalds last week posted a searing rant to Google+ hammering the developers of OpenSUSE for "mentally diseased" security measures.

• In pictures: 8 tech superstars as comic book characters

  By Patrick Miller | 25 August, 2011 16:19

  Ever wonder what superpowers Steve Jobs or Bill Gates would have in a comic book? Check out our slideshow of what-if tech superheroes (and supervillains). ART: Neil McAllister and Tony Talbert

• Linux Kernel 2.6.38 arrives with desktop 'wonder patch'

  By Rodney Gedda | 16 March, 2011 13:10

  Version 2.6.38 of the Linux kernel was released by Linus Torvalds overnight, including the much-hyped performance improvement patch amid many feature enhancements and bug fixes.

• Linux adds driver support for raft of devices

  By Katherine Noyes | 06 January, 2011 12:43

  While much of the world's focus was on the Consumer Electronics Show Wednesday, Linux creator Linus Torvalds quietly released the next version of the Linux kernel.

• Linux kernel shows growing mobile influence

  By Joab Jackson | 01 December, 2010 05:01

  An increasing number of contributions to the open-source Linux kernel are coming from mobile and embedded equipment vendors, according to an annual report about to be released by the Linux Foundation.

• Linux kernel 2.6.34 released, new file systems added

  By Rodney Gedda | 18 May, 2010 13:38

  A new version of the Linux kernel, 2.6.34, has been released by Linus Torvalds featuring two new file systems and a number of updates to virtualisation and device driver code.

• Fighting the Dark Side: Tech's Heroes and Villains

  By Shane O'Neill | 23 February, 2010 12:45

  The hero and the villain. It's the age-old formula that pervades today's reality TV showdowns, the shenanigans of professional wrestling and cinematic classics like Star Wars. Tech is no different, with its passionate heroes who balance profit with innovation and social responsibility, and the money-mad, egomaniac villains who simply cannot be trusted. Here's a look at tech's good guys and bad guys.

• Linux kernel 2.6.32 released, ups graphics drivers, virtualization

  By Rodney Gedda | 04 December, 2009 09:45

  Following nearly three months of development, Linus Torvalds has released version 2.6.32 of the Linux kernel, which brings a number of improvements to the open source operating systems' graphics, virtualization and power management capabilities, as well as boosting overall performance.

• Unix at 40: Hanging on despite strong Linux, Windows challenges

  By Paul Krill | 29 September, 2009 20:32

  In a twist of irony, the Unix platform celebrates its 40th birthday this year, as does the man whose work probably has done more to diminish the trendiness of Unix than anyone else: Linux founder Linus Torvalds.

• Desktop takes back seat at Linux conference

  By Nancy Gohring | 22 September, 2009 10:13

  Leaders in the Linux community seemed resigned to the fact that Linux still hasn't made headway in the desktop market, but they made it clear on Monday that their success in other markets, such as mobile, is at least as important.

• Linux kernel 2.6.31 released, driver code climbs

  By Rodney Gedda | 11 September, 2009 10:30

  The Linux kernel project has release version 2.6.31, bringing a multitude of changes to memory management, performance, file systems and device drivers, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.

• Linux 2.6.30 released, Torvalds proclaims 'new world order'

  By Rodney Gedda | 11 June, 2009 09:10

  Linux kernel 2.6.30 has been released with hundreds of changes from the previous version, including a new architecture for suspend and resume which Linus Torvalds says switches the kernel to a “new world order”.