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- Netgear slammed for doing the right thing
- So Welte is a 30-something who thinks his $hit doesn't stink...big deal.Wow..."Harald Welte has more power than I do, power he has earned over many years with good works."Power? Is that something that makes him special? I doubt it. Is power something that impresses you Dana? I feel sorry for...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Torvalds calls Linux "bloated" and "scary." Is he right? [poll]
- Why have you ignored the key conclusion?You're not simply intending to start a flame war, are you?Matt Asay concludes in the article you mention:"Has Linux failed?No. Of course not. It has simply grown as its adoption has expanded. This is the problem with success: you get pulled into an ever-widening...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder
- Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coderAll makes senseIf I was running a large open source project with thousands if not millions of people all over the world depending on me to get it right, I think I'd do things in much the same way.Certainly it makes sense to...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'
- Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'So Linus admits that there are security flaws in linux as well as other bugs? I've been saying that for a long time but the fanboys wouldn't believe me. Now that their leader finally admits to it perhaps...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Torvalds releases Linux 2.6.25
- Torvalds releases Linux 2.6.25And god handeth down to his people,and they rejoiced.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Marauding headlines: fallout from a Torvalds interview
- Marauding headlines: fallout from a Torvalds interviewBias?I read the same thing you did and didn't walk away with any of those impressions, nor yours. His talks seem in line with what I have read previously.Was he quoted out of context? Sure. Was he quoted accurately ? Yup....
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Horrors! Linus Torvalds calls HFS+ 'utter crap'
- Horrors! Linus Torvalds calls HFS+ 'utter crap'Torvalds is just saying ....... what thousands of others have stated before. It is not his fault that the file system used by Apple is still in ALPHA and a nightmare to programmers.All you have to do is Google the issue and you...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Torvalds criticizes patent trollers, Microsoft, Sun, virtualization craze
- Linux creator Linus Torvalds blasted patent trollers, Microsoft, Sun and the virtualization craze in his second official communiqué to the public. And he said desktop Linux is going nowhere in market share. In a second Q&A podcast posted on the Linux Foundation site, Torvalds told his...
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- Torvalds: Linux ready to go green
- Torvalds: Linux ready to go greenTorvalds: Linux ready to go greenAnd no one cares what Linus has to say. He's proven himself to be an ineffective leader. He had to move out of silicon valley because he couldn't handle the pressure.[i]Torvalds said he is pleased that the kernel...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- Torvalds: Linux to make dent in smartphones in '08
- Torvalds: Linux to make dent in smartphones in '08Agree. Make Linux happen and smartphones MIDS'sWhy Linux continues to push a rope with the desktop world is beyond me. I mean, you already have 100% market share of the Fry;s geeks for desktop OS.The Linux community should focus on mobility -...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-15
- Bias is a wonderful thing
- Bias is a wonderful thingForrest and treesWhen you are used to coding around bugs, then you hardly notice the sheer number of them. Torvalds is very confident about making his kernel work on x86 - no matter the bugs that crop up. I'm sure that Linux has evolved around these...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-06
- Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
- Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3Not all the reviews from the free software community are positive ...http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2007062902626OPMSLLhttp://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/317Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3Stallman finds more ways to restrict your freedom. By using GPL v3 you give up all rights on your software. He was crazy to block Novell-Microsof deals....
- Discussion threads 2007-06-29
- Torvalds doesn't live in Indiana
- Torvalds doesn't live in IndianaThere's two sides to any coin[i]"the more whining and complaining you hear about the leadership, the healthier the place is and the more freedom the members are likely to have."[/i]It can also be a sign that something is wrong and nobody is listening. The [i]"whining and...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-19
- The state of Unix
- The state of UnixHistory strikes once againThe problem seems to me to be the fact that Solaris has primarily been a server OS running on dedicated hardware. Linux has, for some years now, been available as a desktop OS running on general hardware.That difference is enough to explain the difference...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
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- nullNo title?You know you are closing page views that way. The title has the link.Torvalds' StatementI don't see any conflicts there. He's saying that most valid patents on OS fundamentals have probably expired - meaning no violation, and the remaining are probably invalid - meaning no violation -...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Torvalds: 'Hot air' in debates on GPL, content control
- Torvalds: 'Hot air' in debates on GPL, content controlTorvalds: 'Hot air' in debates on GPL, content controlThis is funny in the linux love circle. The fanboys scream and kick saying move to linux because there is no DRM and Linus says he wants DRM in the kernel. Thus...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Torvalds should create a better GPL
- Torvalds should create a better GPLMust go partyYes, I just got back from an Oktoberfest party with friends in Denver, but the IPTV release party is tonight, and I will be swingdancing with the Brian Setzer orchestra.Yes, evil of me to post controversial things shortly before I head into San...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-29
- Torvalds should create a better GPL
- The anti-GPLv3 position of Torvalds, and now a large cross-section of Linux kernel developers, appears to be hardening. In response to a rebuttal by Eben Moglen, chief counsel for the Free Software Foundation, re-invited the Linux kernel team to engage in the GPLv3 discussion process, Torvalds had this to say:...
- Blog posts 2006-09-29
- Torvalds dodges GPLv3's 18-wheeler?
- Torvalds dodges GPLv3's 18-wheeler?Profound misunderstandingI'm hoping that it's just a misunderstanding and not a malicious effort to spread FUD John...First off, GPL v 3 isn't even a license yet, it's a PROPOSED license that hasn't been finalized.Second, all software currently licensed under GPL v 2 will remain licensed under GPL...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-11
- Torvalds dodges GPLv3's 18-wheeler?
- In my previous post, I discussed some reasons why Linus Torvalds is so annoyed with the GPLv3 process, which are a) Linux will have to adhere to GPLv3 restrictions due to reliance on GPLv3 subcomponents, and b) the market for Linux in an important and growing part of the software...
- Blog posts 2006-08-11
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