Gadgetopia

Linus Torvalds leaves Transmeta: He's leaving to go to work full-time on the Linux kernel. (Because he really needs to re-write about 80 lines of code.) This came in later from eWeek: Linux founder and lead developer Linus Torvalds will join the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) as its first ...

Torvalds Slams SCO: Linus gets all up in SCO's face about their "infringing code." On the subject of SCO's claim that it's not feasible to remove the offending code from Linux: "They are smoking crack. Their slides said there are [more than] 800,000 lines of SMP code that are 'infringing,' ...

Transmeta sells microprocessor unit: Apparently Transmeta well known as the landing place of Linus Torvalds is going to shut down. They just sold the Crusoe line of processors to a Hong Kong company. The deal marks the latest twist in the Transmeta melodrama. The Sunnyvale, California-based company, which ...

Paul Sladen: Howto pronounce Linux: In case you were still confused, this page has sound files in three formats of Linus Torvalds himself pronouncing "Linux," just so there's no further confusion...

Hitting the High Notes: Spolsky has written another winner. He runs all over the place with this one, but hits on a very important point: the cost of quality in software is inversely propotional to units sold. This isn't true of manufacturing. To make a more quality car, it costs ...

Linux Mark Institute: Interesting. The Linux Mark Institute ("LMI") is an organization established "to protect the public and Linux users of the world from unauthorized and confusing use of the Linux mark and to issue proper licenses to authorized users of the Linux mark." LMI is not designed to generate ...

GNU/Linux naming controversy: A good look at a topic that I knew was out there, but only marginally understood. GNU/Linux is the term promoted by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), its founder Richard Stallman, and its supporters, for what is commonly called "Linux" [...] For historical and other reasons, most ...

Web 2.0 Service Mark Controversy (Tim responding this time): Tim O'Reilly responds to the "Web 2.0" trademark controversy which has apparently been pretty hateful over the last week. O'Reilly also values its trademarks -- as do other companies and individuals aligned with the values of openness and sharing. (I'll note ...

Eric S. Raymond tells a story of how Microsoft recently tried to recruit him Your name and contact info was brought to my attention as someone who could potentially be a contributor at Microsoft. I would love an opportunity to speak with you in detail about your interest in a ...

Linux 2.6 Arrives: Linux kernel 2.6 has finally been released. This new version of Linux brings several improvements for enterprise users. It now supports up to 32 processors, 64GB of memory with 32-bit processors, and new file systems such as IBM's Journaling File System (JFS) and Silicon Graphics Inc.'s XFS. ...