Linus Torvalds
Latest about Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds calls RISC-V code from Google engineer 'garbage' and that it 'makes the world actively a worse place to live'
By Mark Tyson published
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has publicly dismissed a RISC-V code contribution from a Google engineer as 'garbage.'

Linus Torvalds still uses an RX 580 in his main setup to develop Linux, has fallen back to an Intel laptop
By Hassam Nasir published
Polaris still enjoys Linux support, both from the code and its creator

Long-time rivals Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time, have dinner
By Mark Tyson published
Photo shows the first meeting between two legends of the tech world, Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, standing together after a dinner.

Linus Torvalds returns to a mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blues
By Mark Tyson published
Linus Torvalds has returned to using a mechanical keyboard, packing his preferred Cherry MX Blue keyswitches after six months using a quiet, low-profile deck.

Linux developers want to remove i486 and i586 Pentium CPU support to unburden kernel developers
By Aaron Klotz published
Linux developers are discussing removing i486 and early i586 (Pentium) CPU support from the Linux kernel to unburden Linux developers.

Git turns 20 as we celebrate decades of open-source software distribution
By Ash Hill published
Git was founded 20 years ago today by Linux Tarvalds and Junio Hamano who continues to maintain the project today.

Linus Torvalds rages against ‘random turd files’ in Linux 6.15-rc1 directories
By Mark Tyson published
Linus Torvalds is back at his explosively scatological best in a recent rant about a Linux 6.15-rc1 pull request.

Linus Torvalds kicked the Russians out of Linux, now they're creating a sovereign Linux community in Russia
By Mark Tyson published
The Russian Ministry of Digital Development has sprung into action with plans to create its own Linux community.
Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.