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    The Open Source Development Lab will pay its law firm to represent Linus Torvalds, the Linux operating system founder and leader who last week was subpoenaed in connection with a US$3 billion suit against IBM.

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    If Linus Torvalds stepped away from his position as coordinator of the Linux kernel, it is unlikely many people would notice, according to the man himself.

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    Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux and the maintainer of the development kernel, is cracking down on developers who add last-minute changes to the kernel.

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    Linus Torvalds has released the last update to the current Linux development kernel, and says he will now turn his attention to the next version of the operating system core.

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    A new report raises doubts that Linus Torvalds could have launched Linux without using an earlier operating system. Additional reading: Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft

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  • Torvalds wraps up current Linux core

    Linus Torvalds has published the last release of the current Linux development kernel, clearing the way for work on the next version of the operating system core.

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    Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?

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    A revamped version of key disk drive management software in Linux will be based on a project from a start-up, spurring a retreat by IBM programmers working on competing software.

  • Linux gets renewed heart

    Updated code for the heart of current Linux products was released Friday, in the first major revamp to the kernel since November.

  • Torvalds test-drives new Linux core

    Hoping to focus the attention of Linux developers, Linux leader Linus Torvalds releases a preliminary version of the next kernel of the open-source operating system.

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