CNET News.com: Linux founder outlines vision | Linux Today

CNET News.com: Linux founder outlines vision

Written By
SS
Stephen Shankland
Aug 11, 1999

“Linus Torvalds’s laptop runs out of batter[y] power too
fast…The future of Linux therefore holds power management and
several other features aimed at making the open source” operating
system better for ordinary computer users, Torvalds said today at a
keynote address at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo…”

“Glimpses into the future of Linux aren’t just important for
Linux hobbyists. With computer companies such as IBM and Red Hat
staking their future on the Unix-like operating system, Torvalds’s
prognostications are the closest thing Linux has to a product road
map…”

“Torvalds recently reworked the Linux development strategy for
the next release of the current kernel of Linux…as a result of
the faster and more modest philosophy, several fancier, high-end
features won’t be appearing until later upgrades of the Linux
kernel.”

Complete
Story

SS

Stephen Shankland

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.