Linux kernel 4.8 will support Microsoft's Surface 3 tablet according to a letter to Linus Torvalds. A touchscreen controller driver was recently submitted.

With Linux Kernel 4.8 hot out of the oven this week, Microsoft's Surface 3 could become an attractive, low price option for Linux fans given the inclusion of new touchscreen drivers.

Linux 4.8 adds Pi, Surface support but Linus Torvalds fumes over 'kernel-killing' bug Linus Torvalds has sternly lectured a top Linux developer whose buggy fix "killed the kernel".

Linus Torvalds officially announced the release of the Linux 4.8 kernel, marking the end of a long testing cycle and the beginning of a new one.

The Linux kernel is the beating heart of any Linux Operating System (OS), a formidable software layer that sits at the core of the computing experience, facilitating communication between hardware and ...

Linux is running on the raw hardware, getting all the benefits of performance and system access, as well as expanding the potential attack surface, he said.

Microsoft shared the kernel source code of the Surface Duo on GitHub recently. The code makes it easier for third-party developers to create custom ROMs for the device.