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Linux turns 17

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:06 -0600

October 06, 2008 - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago Share Comments Free minix-like kernel sources for 386-AT, was the subject of Linus Benedict Torvalds post to comp.os.minix on October 5, 1991 -- seventeen years ago ...

Linux Is 17 Years Old - Lifehacker Australia

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:06 -0600

Linux Is 17 Years Old
Lifehacker Australia,�Australia�- 6 hours ago
Linux Journal has a nice, short retrospective on Sunday's 17th anniversary of the Linux kernel, which started as an attempt by Linus Torvalds to replicate ...

Linux turns 17

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:06 -0600

From the " still not old enough to drink " files: On October 5th 1991, Linus Torvalds posted his now infamous first announcement of a new operating system called Linux.

Linux turns 17 - Internet News

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:06 -0600

Linux turns 17
Internet News,�CA�- 12 hours ago
By Sean Michael Kerner on October 6, 2008 10:04 AM On October 5th 1991, Linus Torvalds posted his now infamous first announcement of a new operating system ...

Linux turns 17 today

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:06 -0600

BANGALORE, INDIA: Operating system which is available freely in the market, Linux turns 17 today according to comment posted by Meshach slashdot.org. Today, Linux is one of the fastest growing operating systems ...

Free MontaVista Webinar Assists Developers Migrating Applications from Popular RTOS to Embedded Linux

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:06 -0600

Registration Available at www.linuxwebinars.com for Web Seminars on October 23 Timed for the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- --MontaVista Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux ...

5th

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:06 -0600

It is 17 years today since Linux was first posted as an OS. All I can say is, "Thanks Linus!" Source Do you pine for the nice days of minix-1.1, when men were men and wrote their own device drivers? Are you ...

Digital Tipping Point: Jon Maddog Hall, teacher, lecturer, consutant...

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:05 -0600

Moving Image Archive > The Digital Tipping Point > Digital Tipping Point: Jon Maddog Hall, teacher, lecturer, consutant and keeper of stories about Free Software 05 Christian Einfeldt Digital Tipping Point: Jon ...

One-time hobby now free to everyone - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:05 -0600

One-time hobby now free to everyone
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,�IA�- Oct 5, 2008
Linus Torvalds was studying at the University of Helsinki in Finland when he decided to develop a successor to the computer operating system called Minix. ...

One-time hobby now free to everyone

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:05 -0600

Once a young university student's hobby, the Linux operating system has been embraced by the giants of computing, including IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Linus Torvalds was studying at the University of Helsinki in ...

RE: Fork the kernel

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:05 -0600

Linus Torvalds, father of the Linux kernel, has fleshed out his unhappiness with GPLv3 in three recent posts on the Linux Kernel Mailing List.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Linux; John G. Mabanglo; AFP/Getty Images Linus Torvalds

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:05 -0600

In 1991 Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old computer science student at the University of Helsinki, Fin., having just purchased his first personal computer , decided that he was not satisfied with the computer's ...

This one will be nothing but a flame fest

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:03 -0600

Without tip-toeing around the matter, Linus Torvalds made his preference in the GNOME vs.

When Linux does well: the e1000e Ethernet bug fixed - Computerworld

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:02 -0600

When Linux does well: the e1000e Ethernet bug fixed
Computerworld,�MA�- Oct 2, 2008
Now, thanks to Intel, and a nudge from Linus Torvalds, there's now code that will fix the problem. This fix will be in the next pre-release version of the ...

CoWare and MontaVista Deliver Joint Solution to Accelerate Software...

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:02 -0600

CoWare , Inc., the leading supplier of platform-driven electronic system-level design software and services, announced today that it has partnered with MontaVista Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux ...

MontaVista Mobilinux Optimized for Texas Instruments OMAP35x Processors

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:02 -0600

MontaVista Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux commercialization, today announced that its award-winning MontaVista Mobilinux 5.0 Linux operating system software is now optimized for the Texas ...

RE[5]: Time to invest in cloud computing? - FOSS? - OS News

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:02 -0600

RE[5]: Time to invest in cloud computing? - FOSS?
OS News�- Oct 2, 2008
(And the same fifth chapter also mentions Stallman's jest that "giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is a bit like giving the Han ...

Security Products Security Through the Eyes of a Cryptographer - CIO Today

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:02 -0600

Security Products Security Through the Eyes of a Cryptographer
CIO Today,�CA�- Oct 2, 2008
Some have even associated Schneier with cryptography, as Linus Torvalds is to Linux. Schneier has two open source encryption algorithms under his belt, ...

Recent Accomplishments Highlight the Success of MontaVista Linux in...

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:02 -0600

MontaVista Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux commercialization, today revealed several developments that highlight the success of MontaVista Linux in extending quality, integration, innovative ...

Security Through the Eyes of a Cryptographer

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:01 -0600

Author, security technologist, blogger, food reviewer and chief security technology officer of BT Managed Security Solutions, formerly Counterpane Internet Security, Inc.

The need to know: Documentation in Linux - IT PRO

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:01 -0600

IT PRO

The need to know: Documentation in Linux
IT PRO,�UK�- Oct 1, 2008
Linus Torvalds takes a sceptical stance towards documentation and leaves worrying about this kind of thing to other people. Addressing André Hedrick on the ...

GNU

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:01 -0600

The GNU project was started in 1983 by Richard Stallman and others, who formed the Free Software Foundation .

Kernel Log: 2.6.27 nearing completion; Btrfs to be added to the ... - Current IT news from heise online

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:01 -0600

Kernel Log: 2.6.27 nearing completion; Btrfs to be added to the ...
Current IT news from heise online,�UK�- Oct 1, 2008
Linus Torvalds hinted that the eighth release candidate (RC) of Linux 2.6.27, would be the last RC prior to release of the next major kernel revision saying ...

Acquia Launches: Supported Drupal Social Publishing

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:30 -0600

Today is the official launch of Acquia , a commercial company dedicated to supporting Drupal, the social publishing system.

2.6.27-rc8, 'This One Should Be The Last One'

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:30 -0600

He continued, " this one should be the last one: we're certainly not running out of regressions, but at the same time, at some point I just have to pick some point, and on the whole the regressions don't look ...

Re: CDDB and Gracenote #16

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:30 -0600

Posts: 252 On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:04 AM, Lewis gmail.com> wrote: > I never said anything about getting paid.

SQL Response: The dim sum interview

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:30 -0600

Richard Morris met David and Nigel of the SQL Response team, in a dim sum Restaurant in Cambridge.

Red Hat Amends Stock and Debenture Repurchase Program

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:29 -0600

Red Hat, Inc. , the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has amended the Company's previously announced program for the repurchase of its common stock ...

Linus Torvalds’ old company up for sale - TG Daily

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:24 -0600

Linus Torvalds’ old company up for sale
TG Daily�- Sep 24, 2008
By Wolfgang Gruener Chicago (IL) – Transmeta, former employer of Linux inventor Linus Torvalds, is on the block. According to media reports, the company has ...
Transmeta, Chip Patents Up ... InternetNews.com
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CME Group Joins The Linux Foundation - MarketWatch

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:23 -0600

CME Group Joins The Linux Foundation
MarketWatch�- Sep 23, 2008
Founded in 2007, the Linux Foundation sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies and ...