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Mr Torvalds took a short break from the Linux world to get help to become more polite to engineers.

Technology company Microsoft is to join the Linux Foundation despite historical differences.

Users of the Linux operating system are being urged to update it to remove a "serious" bug that hackers could use to hijack systems.

Lenovo confirms that some of its laptops refuse to install Linux but says it has not deliberately blocked the software.

Microsoft is producing a version of its database software that runs on the rival Linux operating system.

Linus Torvalds, head of Linux, gives a rare and open interview at the TED conference in Vancouver.

Google has released a software tool that lets Android apps run on any machine that can run its Chrome browser.

Software firm Valve lays off staff as it launches a version of its Steam game store for users of the Linux open-source operating system.

A leading PC-user rights campaigner voices concern about video games developer Valve's move to sell Linux-based versions of its products.

Technology Academy Finland has made Linus Torvalds the joint winner of the Millennium Technology Prize.