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After Linux adopted a new Code of Conduct, a small group of programmers threatened to rescind their code from the project. Lead Linux developers say the threat is “hollow.” Continue reading The Culture War Comes to Linux
What just happened would definitely gonna surprise you.
Linus Torvalds—father of the Linux open-source operating system—finally admitted his behavior towards other developers in the Linux community was hurting people and Linux.
In a surprising move t… Continue reading Linus Torvalds Apologizes For His Rude Behavior—Takes Time Off
Linus Torvalds, the creator of the open source Linux operating system, apologized for his “lifetime of not understanding emotions” and “flippant attacks in emails.” Continue reading Creator of Linux Apologizes For Being a Jerk and Says He’s Working on ‘Understanding Emotions’
Linux inventor and maintainer Linus Torvalds has apologized for his abusive behavior towards others in the community.
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Linux started as a student project in the 1990s, the creation of Linus Torvalds. He has attained celebrity status while steering his creation through the decades, but along the way he has also attracted a different reputation within the Linux and software community. He is famous for his outbursts and rants, some of which become rather personal, and it is not difficult at all to find kernel developers or would-be kernel developers who have turned their backs on the project as a result.
It’s very refreshing indeed then to read an update from [Linus] as part of his regular communications, …read more
Security community takes a critical look at CTS-Labs’ disclosure of vulnerabilities in AMD vulnerabilities found in EPYC servers, Ryzen workstationsm and Ryzen mobile offerings. Continue reading Hyperbole Swirls Around AMD Processor Security Threat
Widespread reports of reboot issues on some Intel systems force the chip giant to pump the brakes on rolling out patches for side-channel vulnerabilities. Continue reading Intel Halts Spectre/Meltdown Patching for Broadwell and Haswell Systems
No excuses for Equifax, mixed reviews for Apple’s facial recognition, Adobe and Microsoft patch away, one MILLION dollars for Tor zero-days, and more security news! Paul’s Stories Windows 10 to Give More Control Over App-level Permissions Adobe Fixes Eight Vulnerabilities in Flash, RoboHelp, Flash Player Microsoft Patches .NET Zero Day Vulnerability in September Update Thousands […]
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Git is one of those tools that is so simple to use, that you often don’t learn a lot of nuance to it. You wind up cloning a repository from the Internet and that’s about it. If you make changes, maybe you track them and if you are really polite you might create a pull request to give back to the project. But there’s a lot more you can do. For example, did you know that Git can track collaborative Word documents? Or manage your startup files across multiple Linux boxes?
Git belongs to a family of software products that …read more
Linux has turned 25!
Dear all, today is August 25, 2016, and it is time for the celebration, as it’s the 25th Anniversary of the Linux project, announced by its creator, Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds, on August 25, 1991.
Who can forget one of the… Continue reading Happy Birthday! LINUX Turns 25 Years Old Today
