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Linux is bloated, says Linus Torvalds, the respected creator of the Linux kernel. To find out more about what prompted this remark, read the report on Torvalds: ‘Linux is bloated.' The remark
Torvalds: 'Linux is bloated'
The creator of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, has made a somewhat startling comment. At the LinuxCon in Portland, Ore. early this week, Torvalds was quoted as admitting that "We're [Linux kernel]
Details on Windows 7 release candidate
Microsoft will issue the release candidate of the eagerly awaited Windows 7 in May, the company has confirmed. In addition, the Windows 7 RC is also set to only expire come June 1, 2010--in contrast
Linux founder Linus Torvalds talks about Windows 7
Linux founder Linus Torvalds spoke to Computerworld Australia on open source development in a Q&A. While the topics were hardly Microsoft-centric, I found his insights pertaining to Microsoft's
Torvalds: Not easy to become major Linux coder
In an interview with ZDNet.co.uk, Linux project lead Linus Torvalds noted that it is not easy to become a "big contributor" to the Linux kernel. While it is relatively easy to contribute small
Linux creator criticizes makers of OpenBSD operating system
Linux
creator Linus Torvalds and the most public image of the Linux movement noted
that "security people are often the black-and-white kind of people that I can't
stand." The row came about
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> iTunes DRM-free tracks drop to $0.99, as expected. Article > Linus Torvalds' own family uses Windows.
Linus Torvalds: DRM, GPL full of "hot air"
The ever-outspoken Linus Torvalds recently spoke his mind on a few tech topics, at the Linux.conf.au conference in Sydney. According to the Linux creator, both DRM and the GPL--current hot-button topics--will amount to little in the grand scheme of things. "I suspect--and I may not be right--(that) when it comes to things like DRM or licensing, people get really very excited about them. People have very strong opinions," Torvalds said. "I think it is going to cause a lot of hot air; it's …
ALSO NOTED: Linus Torvalds now officially a hero; Salesforce.com pursuing ERP containment; and much more...
> Already a hero to open-source geeks worldwide, Linus Torvalds has been named to the European edition of Time Magazine's "60 Years of Heroes" list. Article
> More and more folks are reporting that a Social Security email scam, identified earlier this month, is continuing to make the rounds. Article
> Salesforce.com …
