Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds's faulty memory (RAM, not wetware) slows kernel development

Emperor penguin swipes Intel's attitude to ECC memory and maybe wimpy Mac performance too

Personal Tech10 Oct 2022 | 58

Linux kernel 6.0 debuts, Linus Torvalds teases ‘core new things’ coming in version 6.1

Linux boss' launch message is more ‘6.0 is overrated’ than ‘The joy of 6.0’

OSes02 Oct 2022 | 25

Linus Torvalds predicts Linux Kernel 6.0 debut next week, dispels fear of delays

Hails unusually smooth development process despite travel complications

OSes26 Sep 2022 |

Linux 6.0 debuts, missing some Rusty bits and a magic mushroom reference

Don't read the diffstat too closely, says Linus Torvalds – it's mostly another massive AMD update

OSes15 Aug 2022 | 16

Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.19 – using Asahi on an Arm-powered Mac

Hails the combo as finally making Arm 'usable as a development platform'

OSes31 Jul 2022 | 49

Torvalds: Linux kernel team has sorted Retbleed chip flaw

But tidying things up has contributed to a one week delay on the version 5.19 release

OSes17 Jul 2022 | 5

Linus Torvalds says Rust is coming to the Linux kernel 'real soon now'

Maintainer lack of familiarity won't be an issue, chief insists, citing his own bafflement when faced with Perl

OSes23 Jun 2022 | 65

Multiplatform Linux kernel 'pretty much done' says Linus Torvalds

Debuts version 5.19rc1, which includes HPE's next-gen server ASIC and much more

OSes06 Jun 2022 | 11

Linus Torvalds debuts 'boring old plain' Linux kernel 5.18

Adds 'feature activation' for Intel silicon, but Chipzilla still isn't saying what that means

OSes23 May 2022 | 36

Linux 5.17 debuts after 'very calm' extra week of work

Linus Torvalds suggests version 5.18 will be a little larger, hopefully also warm, fuzzy, low-drama

OSes20 Mar 2022 | 11

Linus Torvalds ponders limits of automation as kernel release delayed

Spectre-related weakness has made an eighth release candidate necessary

OSes14 Mar 2022 | 20

Linus Torvalds 'starting to get worried' as Linux kernel 5.17 rc6 lands

More by known regressions not being addressed by maintainers than Vladimir Putin’s ‘mental breakdown’

OSes28 Feb 2022 | 13

Red Hat signals Intel's software-defined silicon will debut in Linux 5.18

Silicon giant still not saying what it will mean in the real world

Systems14 Feb 2022 | 45

Desktop-deprived Linus Torvalds releases first release candidate of ‘not huge’ kernel 5.17

Life on the road increases reliance on cloudy tools instead of Emperor Penguin's preferred local tests

OSes24 Jan 2022 | 5

Test this new Linux kernel – but don’t forget Christmas or that you have a family, says Linus Torvalds

Confirms version 5.16 will receive an eighth release candidate

OSes20 Dec 2021 | 22

Don't expect a new cut of Linux to ease your NYE hangovers

Penguinistas will get all the holiday fun of an extra release candidate instead

OSes14 Dec 2021 | 1

-Werror pain persists as Linus Torvalds issues Linux 5.15rc2

And celebrates Linux's 'true anniversary' – 30 years since upload of version 0.01

OSes20 Sep 2021 | 14

Linus Torvalds admits to 'self-inflicted damage' with -Werror as Linux 5.15 rc1 debuts

'One of the messier merge windows' means the new stuff might sneak in next week

OSes13 Sep 2021 | 72

GitHub merges 'useless garbage' says Linus Torvalds as new NTFS support added to Linux kernel 5.15

Also: Compiler warnings now treated as errors by default in kernel builds

Software06 Sep 2021 | 99

When you finish celebrating Linux turning 30, try new Linux 5.14, says Linus Torvalds

'We have another 30 years to look forward to,' says Emperor Penguin – and less to worry about as Spectre-proofing code arrives

OSes30 Aug 2021 | 21

Linux 5.14 had plenty of commits, work has gone smoothly – and it should debut next week

Linus Torvalds also has fun medical advice about not whacking yourself with sharp objects

OSes23 Aug 2021 | 19

Linux kernel sheds legacy IDE support, but driver-dominated 5.14 rc1 still grows

Please ignore pesky AMD GPU hardware description header files, says Linus Torvalds

OSes12 Jul 2021 | 43

Linus Torvalds launches Linux kernel 5.13 after seven release candidates

M1 support, interesting Azure integrations, RISC-V love among notable features

OSes27 Jun 2021 | 19

Linus Torvalds tells kernel list poster to 'SHUT THE HELL UP' for saying COVID-19 vaccines create 'new humanoid race'

'Any Linux discussion list isn't going to have your idiotic drivel pass uncontested from me'

OSes11 Jun 2021 | 230

As Linux 5.12 released, Linus Torvalds warns next version will probably be rather large

New version adds: Hyper-V fun, more support for ACRN IoT hypervisor, PlayStation controller support, ‘novelty port’ to ancient Nintendo

OSes25 Apr 2021 | 23

Linus Torvalds reluctantly issues one more release candidate for Linux kernel 5.12

We gotta do this again? Really? Oh, alright then. But this eight release candidates thing is not great

OSes18 Apr 2021 | 5

Linus Torvalds worries kernel 5.12 might be ‘one of those releases’ that lands a tad late

Driver and networking changes keep coming and io_uring is being noisy

OSes29 Mar 2021 | 22

Linus Torvalds issues early Linux Kernel update to fix swapfile SNAFU

‘Subtle and very nasty bug’ meant 5.12 rc1 could trash entire filesystems

OSes07 Mar 2021 | 56

Linus Torvalds went six days without electricity, swears smaller 5.12 kernel is co-incidental

Devs told if they really, really, need more time for merges they can have it

OSes01 Mar 2021 | 68

Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.11, says it's so good your significant other wants you to test it on Valentine's Day

AMD admirers get plenty to swoon over, Intel’s SGX also makes it unto the kernel, as did some head-scratching gaming kit

OSes14 Feb 2021 | 16

Linus Torvalds labels Super Bowl 'violent version of egg-and-spoon race'

Linux quarterback wants you to test hopefully final rc of kernel 5.11 instead of 'standing around, waiting for the next commercial to come on'

OSes07 Feb 2021 | 140

Linus Torvalds rates his own words 'incoherent ramblings of a crazy old man'

Defying expectations, kernel devs roared back to work

OSes11 Jan 2021 | 20

Linux 5.11 dominated by descriptors for new AMD silicon

Linus Torvalds has been back at work for a week and already has a second release candidate ready. What’s your excuse?

OSes04 Jan 2021 | 6

Linus Torvalds launches Linux kernel 5.10, warns devs not to send 5.11 code too close to Christmas

New long-term support edition of Linux knocks off year 2038 bug, ends support for Power PC 601, and much more

OSes14 Dec 2020 | 13

Linus Torvalds hails 'historic' Linux 5.10 for ditching defunct addressing artefact

Memory-handling oddity from the age of the 286 has been around since 'pretty much the original release of Linux'

Software25 Oct 2020 | 63

Linus Torvalds pines for header file fix but releases Linux 5.8 anyway

Lots of love for AMD and POWER 10 and a hint of some Google's operational code making it into future releases

OSes03 Aug 2020 | 37

Linus Torvalds banishes masters, slaves and blacklists from the Linux kernel, starting now

As a colossal commit count crashes into Linux 5.8-rc5

OSes13 Jul 2020 | 272

'It's really hard to find maintainers...' Linus Torvalds ponders the future of Linux

Will code move on to a language such as Rust? 'I'm convinced it's going to happen' says kernel colonel

OSes30 Jun 2020 | 165

80-characters-per-line limits should be terminal, says Linux kernel chief Linus Torvalds

As he gives us version 5.7 with support for Apple power tech and better exFAT

OSes01 Jun 2020 | 159

Linus Torvalds drops Intel and adopts 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper on personal PC

‘My 'allmodconfig' test builds are now three times faster than they used to be’ says Linux overlord

OSes24 May 2020 | 173

Linux kernel technical advisory board asks if any maintainers need coronavirus relief

As Linus Torvalds relieves the USA of his favorite Finnish Easter dessert

OSes13 Apr 2020 | 16

'Social distancing champ' Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.6, tells devs to put health before next release

Doesn’t anticipate slowdown because ‘I suspect a lot of us work from home even normally’

OSes30 Mar 2020 | 23

Linus Torvalds ponders: Is Linux 5.6 going well because it's bug-free, or thanks to that other bug?

'The world around us may be going through strange times, but so far kernel development looks normal,' says penguin emperor

OSes23 Mar 2020 | 10

It's a no to ZFS in the Linux kernel from me, says Torvalds, points finger of blame at Oracle licensing

What's that coming over the hill? Is it a lawyer? It's Larry's lawyers

OSes13 Jan 2020 | 185

Linux kernel is getting more reliable, says Linus Torvalds. Plus: What do you need to do to be him?

Chief Linux maintainer job is all about reading many, many, many emails, and 'saying no'

OSes30 Oct 2019 | 38

STIBP, collaborate and listen: Linus floats Linux kernel that 'fixes' Intel CPUs' Spectre slowdown

Meanwhile: Another kernel dev is 'unfscking' the source code, with predictable results

OSes04 Dec 2018 | 48

Woke Linus Torvalds rolls his first 4.20, mulls Linux 5.0 effort for 2019

Kernel release candidate adds support for two Chinese CPU families... will these be the final new CPU archs?

OSes06 Nov 2018 | 50

PC version of Linux 4.19 lands with PC version of Linus Torvalds: Kernel handed back to creator

And the updated code of conduct is now live, too

OSes22 Oct 2018 | 62

Linux kernel's Torvalds: 'I am truly sorry' for my 'unprofessional' rants, I need a break to get help

Project chief vows to learn to 'understand people’s emotions' after F-bomb explosions

OSes17 Sep 2018 | 233

make all relocate... Linux kernel dev summit shifts to Scotland – to fit Torvald's holiday plans

Edinburgh's in Canada, right? No? Oh … umm … sorry?

OSes07 Sep 2018 | 67

Linux kernel 4.18 delayed: Bug ate my rc7, says Linus Torvalds

Kernel broken, so Penguinista-in-Chief reverted 4.18-rc7

OSes01 Aug 2018 | 26

Linus Torvalds tells kernel devs to fix their regressive fixing

And get their timing right so that fixes aren't features

OSes25 Jun 2018 | 18

Linus Torvalds decides world isn’t ready for Linux 5.0

But he’s released a new kernel anyway and called it 4.17

OSes04 Jun 2018 | 58

Torvalds schedules Linux kernel 5.0, then maybe delays 'meaningless' release

Definitely hails amazing shrinking kernel in 4.17 rc1

Software16 Apr 2018 | 52

Linux 4.16 arrives, keeps melting Meltdown, preps to axe eight CPUs

Kernel team mulls ditching chip architectures nobody used

OSes03 Apr 2018 | 47

Linus Torvalds says new Linux lands next week and he’s sticking to that … for now

Bloated rc7 may or not be a sign of delays

OSes26 Mar 2018 | 12