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  • Torvalds pleased that DRM music is dying

    Linus Torvalds, coordinator of the Linux kernel, is pleased that music publishers have started selling more DRM-free music -- last year he said the technology was a lot of "hot air".

  • Torvalds: Stick to C for kernel coding

    Linus Torvalds at linux.conf.au 2008 discussed how C remains the most appropriate coding language for the Linux kernel.

  • Torvalds: Contributors' boss is not my concern

    Linus Torvalds has revealed he sometimes doesn't even know those involved in Linux work for.

  • Linux kernel is an invisible magician: Torvalds

    The Linux kernel has reached a level of maturity where it mostly goes unnoticed and acts like an "invisible magician in the background", according to Linus Torvalds.

  • Linus Torvalds at Linux.conf.au 2008

    Linus Torvalds is the star guest at Australia's annual Linux conference. ZDNet.com.au once again took a video crew to Melbourne in January and caught up with the man behind Linux.

  • Torvalds admits latest release timing a mistake

    Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel co-ordinator, admits that the timing of the Linux 2.6.24 kernel was a mistake.

  • If Torvalds quit Linux would anyone notice?

    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.

  • Linux is ready to go green: Linus Torvalds

    The infrastructure and tools required to make Linux a green operating system are now in place, according to Linus Torvalds, who was in Melbourne this week attending Australia's largest Linux conference.

  • Google Summer of Code coming to Australia

    Google plans to expand its Summer of Code program for university students into the southern hemisphere this year, making it possible for Australian undergraduates to participate during their summer break.

  • Microsoft co-operation working well: Samba author

    Co-operation between Microsoft and the developers of the open source Samba protocol is going much better since a landmark settlement in December, according to the software's original developer.

  • Aussie coders not in open source for the money

    Despite frequent speculation that corporate financing is dangerous to the ethos of the open source software (OSS) community, most Australian open source developers don't see payment as a primary influence on their contributions, a straw poll of attendees at Linux.conf.au in Melbourne suggests.

  • Schneier: Why rubbish security products win out

    Linux.conf.au kicked off its main proceedings in Melbourne on Wednesday morning with a stark message from security guru Bruce Schneier: "When security companies give you cost justifications, they're complete bullshit."

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