Nevertheless, with Torvalds squarely behind the penguin, debate over other possibilities – among them an albatross, a platypus, an eagle and a fox – quickly ended.

The penguin concept was picked from the crowd of other logo contenders when it became apparent that Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, had a "fixation for flightless, fat waterfowl ...

The Linux kernel was originally created by Linus Torvalds, a Finnish computer science student, and first announced to the world on August 25, 1991—exactly 20 years ago today.

The jig is up, and the Silver Penguin award has been presented to the winner of the Fake Linus Torvalds competition! Before you learn who won, though, you need to know who was actually playing. As ...

Linux kernel project boss Linus Torvalds has re-joined the ranks of full-size mechanical keyboard aficionados.… The penguin emperor on Sunday revealed he’s spent the last six months using what ...

21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes A relatively tiny code change by penguin premier Linus Torvalds is making a measurable improvement to Linux's multithreaded performance.… ...

A proposal to help Linus Torvalds keep up with patches for Linux has sparked a controversy over whether the operating system has outgrown its creator. On Monday, Rob Landley, a computer programmer ...

Those of us, who've known Linus Torvalds over the years, like yours truly, know that Linux's inventor, Mr. Penguin if you will, is a quiet gentle soul who never raises his voice when something ...

Linus Torvalds explains his love for waterfowl. Indrema's game console wants to be everything to everyone.... Body shops capitalize on laid off foreign workers.... and more, as we compress the day ...

Linus Torvalds, Linux creator, gets star treatment in Wired profile. Wired article “Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3)” gives a People Magazine type profile to the guy who ...