Major point releases of the Linux kernel are rare occasions. Version 2 was released five years after Linux first arrived on the scene, and the kernel has been in various stages of the 2.x cycle for ...

Linux patents are getting more defensive as the Open Invention Network expands its licensing options. Meanwhile, are you ready for mandated options for a software bill of materials (SOBM)? Government ...

Microsoft Monday made an historic move by submitting device drivers to the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. Microsoft has had a checkered past with both Linux and its open source GPL licensing ...

It's official, kernel version 3.0 is on its way. Linus confirmed this both in an announcement and by checking in the first 3.0 release candidate. The new branch is not expected to include any major ...

Linus Torvalds was happy this week. He declared, "Linux 6.9 is now out, and … the whole release has felt pretty normal." Mr. Linux continued, "The changes [are] mostly being dominated by some driver ...

Linus Torvalds is a busy man who continues to toil away at the Linux kernel to bring it new features, better performance and enhanced security. While the latest release of the Linux kernel might not ...