After 34 years, the Linux kernel writes down a backup plan for the chaos if Torvalds exit suddenly ...

Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds ...

LKRG is a loadable kernel module designed to protect the Linux kernel at runtime. Instead of relying solely on compile-time ...

"In the absence of an agreed-upon process, the community would find itself playing Calvinball at an awkward time." ...

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Some time ago, Linus Torvalds made a throwaway comment that sent ripples through the Linux world. Was it perhaps time to abandon support for the now-ancient Intel 486? Developers had already abandoned ...

If the designated successor cannot or will not take over the development of the Linux kernel, a meeting will decide on the ...

After decades on Linux, FreeBSD finally gave me a reason to switch operating systems ...

The “What’s the difference between UNIX and Linux?” question can be answered similar to the analogy section that many of us had to complete on the SAT test; UNIX is to DOS as Linux is to Windows. That ...