Linux founder Linus Torvalds is starting to appreciate the use of his operating system as a backbone for embedded systems, especially in the world of Internet of Things (IoT), speaking at the Embedded Linux Conference & OpenIoT Summit for the first time this week. Torvalds said that the growth in Linux for embedded systems surprised […]
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How To Avoid The Community Of Open Source Jerks
Open source is essential. Working with a bunch of jerks is not.

Linus Torvalds: I Made A “Metric S—load” Of Community-Building Mistakes
The Linux creator on the open-source environment.

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In the wake of the Heartbleed bug, 12 tech giants back a new initiative to ensure the security of critical open-source projects.

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