[PLUG] Linus Torvalds isn't worried about Microsoft taking over Linux

2020-01-01 Thread Navin Dhanuka
Linus Torvalds isn't worried about Microsoft taking over Linux And you shouldn't be either. Every company wants to rule Linux -- none of them can or ever will. Every time I write a story about Microsoft and Linux, I can guarantee I'll be buried under such comments as "Microsoft is buying

[PLUG] Linux and open-source rules: 2019's five biggest stories show why

2020-01-01 Thread Navin Dhanuka
Linux and open-source rules: 2019's five biggest stories show why *1. IBM buys Red Hat for $34-Billions* *2. Clouds run on open source* *3. Clouds vs. open source* *4. Clouds, Kubernetes, and Containers, Oh My!* *5. Microsoft is an open-source company.* *Read More: *

[PLUG] The Linux Kernel Enters 2020 At 27.8 Million Lines In Git But With Less Developers For 2019

2020-01-01 Thread Navin Dhanuka
The Linux Kernel Enters 2020 At 27.8 Million Lines In Git But With Less Developers For 2019 As of this morning in the Linux kernel Git source tree, the kernel weighs in at 27.8 million lines! The stats as we start 2020 put the Linux kernel source tree at 27,852,148 lines (including docs, Kconfig