Linus Torvalds, the driving force behind the Linux kernel, ... "So, Nvidia, f*** you," he stated whilst gesturing with his middle finger to the camera, much to the applause of the audience.

The tech world is twittering today over Linus Torvalds' giving the middle finger salute to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), a maker of graphics chips. Linus is a programmer. He's not an economic actor. What ...

Good times," Torvalds said Sunday night on Google+, a strong contrast to a June 2012 speech in which Torvalds instead offered Nvidia a middle finger for its non-cooperation.

Please note that there’s a bit of profanity, and of course Linus gives Nvidia the finger in the video. I’m glad to hear that Nvidia is pledging to change its ways.

Says criticism is misplaced, offers some facts to prove it It did not take long for Nvidia to respond to a rather interesting and colorful rant by Linux prophet Linus Torvalds and the graphics ...

Linus Torvalds made a return visit to the Finnish University that saw him drop an F-bomb in Nvidia's direction, but this time he promised to hold his tongue on both the chipmaker, and on Nokia.

Linus Torvalds, creator and curator ... "I'm once more close to running out of fingers and toes," muses Torvalds, before going on to suggest that it might be time to skip 3.20 and jump straight to ...