Linux Magazine has published an interesting interview with Linux creator Linus Torvalds. The discussion ranges widely and offers some insight into Torvalds' personality, thought process, and approach to decisions which impact the evolution of the Linux kernel. Topics covered include: Linux's USB, memory management, and virtual memory support; what the next release will be called (2.6 or 3.0?),… when it can be expected, and what some key new features will be; Torvalds' thoughts on Intel's Itanium processor; the recent layoffs at Transmeta; comments on Microsoft's presence at LinuxWorld; and more . . .

From the introduction: “The Linux kernel project is growing up. New contributors, job delegation, and a source code control system have changed the way the kernel gets hacked. The guy at the center of it all — Linus Torvalds — has changed, too. Gone are his days as poster boy for Open Source. He doesn't do Comdex keynotes anymore; he's not on the covers of business magazines; and he rarely gives interviews. No, these days, Linus is all about what he does best: hacking the kernel and keeping a sure and steady hand on the rudder of everyone's favorite project.”

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