Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure's CTO, hosted a dinner where Torvalds and Gates met for the first time.

Time has a funny way of changing people's views. Anger and mistrust can often fade into mild scepticism, and once bitter rivals can sometimes develop a healthy understanding. This certainly seems to ...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, have surprisingly never met before. That ...

Linus Torvalds says “Don’t use ZFS”—but doesn’t seem to understand it Linus should avoid authoritative statements about projects he's unfamiliar with.

At Open Source Summit Japan, Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds talked about Rust in Linux, Linux maintainer fatigue, and AI's future role in Linux and open-source development.

Oregon software developer Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux computer operating system, issued an apology Sunday for caustic online behavior and said he would take some time away to improve his ...

Commentary: The world rightly lauds Linus Torvalds for Linux, but Git will arguably have a bigger impact.

Linus Torvalds, the creator of the mega-popular Linux operating system, is taking time away to learn how to be more empathetic.

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Linus Torvalds created Linux, which now runs vast swathes of the internet, including Google and Facebook. And he invented Git, software that's now used by developers across the net to build new ...

The license plate on Linus Torvalds' Mercedes SLK convertible says it all. The frame running around the outside of the plate says "Mr. Linux. King of All Geeks," but the plate itself reads "Dad of ...